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Love of airplanes, aviation and flying...? I fully understand.
You love soccer and want to be the next Maradona...? I fully understand.
Love Ferrari race cars, and want to be F1 world champion...? I fully understand.
If you love airplanes, become dentist or lawyer. Buy a Bonanza, or Tiger Moth.
Fly saturday at the aero-club, then have a beer with the other pilots.
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I became airline pilot because I was not good enough to be concert pianist.
And because airline salaries and benefits were great (then).
Did get a Bösendorfer concert grand piano... to massacre Chopin and Liszt...
And could travel for free, layovers with palm trees, beaches.
Shopping in Hong Kong, weekend in Rio, Las Vegas for a show.
But that was before the "October War 1973" and "Deregulation 1979".
And TSA did not treat me as a potential terrorist at airports.
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All that is well over now. Ryanair pilots, you make me laugh.
Pilot, with BA maybe... if they select you and train you.
If not, it is the largest education/training investment with lowest career return.
With such ideas, how could I trust you to be mentally stable...?
Nowadays, all is FMC. You do not impress me. Can you hand fly a 100' DH ILS... I can.
My advice. Stay away from the flight deck. Glad I retired.
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Happy contrails, if you still figure a way to be happy.