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Old 2nd Jun 2006, 04:50
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l_reason
 
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I’m with Spernkey. Way too many guys want to get in a big shiny plane long before they know how to fly a small plane well. I have found my self flying a light single in a demanding job. I think if I got a job flying a big jet I would want to jump of a bridge after a month. How exciding that would it be to have ZERO freedom (uniform, time, speed, altitude, heading you are told everything!). Going to work doing the takeoff then hitting the autopilot at 300AGL say a few words on the radio then climb to FL370 and wait until your ready to go down. Then you have the pleasure of watching it land itself. Not my idea of “flying”.
OK, You get a good pay (eventually) but why did you get into flying in the first place? Was it the pay, the lifestyle or the cool suit? I wanted a challenge, and I found it.
Cheers
If you want a challenge…. Ask Spernkey for a job.
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