Paulo
Yes I agree - which is why the job appeals to so many.
I have several mates who are now Captains with an orange operator and have realised the ambition they could only have dreamed of 15 years ago as AFIs.
That said, they are still (mostly) single with no children. Whilst family life is not for everyone, I sometimes wonder when they look back on their lives from the comfort of their expensive homes or whilst driving their luxury cars, whether they will consider all those sunrises and sunsets were worth it?
Maybe they will, maybe they wont but I have met many a sad old pilot in his sixties with nothing more than memories and a pet cat for company at Christmas!
KR
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