Not being a smartie or anything here but most blokes start out in aviation with BIG plans and dreams including flying a nice BIG aeroplane like 747, 777 etc. Most of the comments here are very mercenary and looking at $$$$$ only, and lifestyle occasionally. Lets face it, if a
VB/J* pilot wants to fly something a little bigger than an aeroplane that fits into the engine nacelle of a 777 then he (she) will most likely have to consider somewhere like EK or some other OS airline that has this on offer... Bug smashing all your life on 4 sector days is not everything you know, and may not fulfill ones ambitions and dreams, depending on what they are...