Ridiculous Thread (hijack) ...'Ex-pat' verse 'Stay at home' Pilot.
The guys I know who left Canada for off-shore jobs, mostly didn't have much choice. Company went broke, some had serious hang-ups about big Airplanes etc.
Each to their own. For me, watching (Coaching) my kids playing Hockey, actually walking to their School was worth it.
Verses..sending them off to a Boarding School and seeing them at Christmas and during the Summer, no thanks.
That being said, my 'A-scale' Cathay friends have certainly earned a lot more money.
Would I trade them, not for one second.
Sadly being an Airline Pilot in North America just isn't what it used to be. It is turning into a "Lunch Bucket" job.
Seeing Professional Airline Pilots carrying around those tacky little plastic Lunch Buckets makes me want to puke.
Threads like this prove that improvement is highly unlikely.
Last edited by Johnny767; 26th Apr 2007 at 21:08.