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Old 27th Jun 2006, 17:07
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Whirlybird

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Is it a WISE move? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's badly paid, insecure, dangerous, and exhausting. You work weekends so it messes up your social life, and the only time off you get is when the weather is horrible.

I absolutely love it!!! I get paid to fly, and I get to fulfil people's dreams. At the moment, that makes up for everything...except when I'm really tired and/or a student has tried harder than usual to kill me.

If you REALLY like flying, and also REALLY like working with people, it's a great job, though you definitely won't get rich. But if you're not sure about either of those two things, forget it.
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