Have flown pax with UK shorthaul - hard work and pax a pain in the butt.
Have flown shiny exotic exec jets - 365/24/7 standby and pax a pain in the butt.
Joined cargo airline in 1987 with JW411 - everything he says is true. They gave me great oportunities, rapid promotion and advancement to management - the hardest work I ever had to do was write training manuals. I found night-flying far more relaxed and stress-free than the daytime rat-race.
Find a good freight operation and you'll never look back - good luck.
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