To add it up for those who are easily blinded by stats and/or glossy brochures handed to them;
You pay more for your initial training, and you pay yet again to land a contract job (they didn`t tell you that, now did they?) - unless you are among the lucky few who actually have your TR paid by your employer (fulltime of course). Unfortunately, luck runs out, and, maybe you`ve guessed it - you pay again! And when you`ve paid a mindboggling amount of money to fly commercial aircraft, you actually get paid peanuts to sit there for a steadily increasing number of hours (EASA FTLs - look `em up!). But what about job security, you ask? What security? Just sit down, shut up, don`t fuss about anything and maybe you will get your 6 month contract renewed. If you don`t, then you have some spare time to sort out your taxes.
Is flying fun? Absolutely! The feeling of flight is awesome!
Is flying for a living fun? I find myself asking that question a bit too often...
Are waterparks fun? You bet!
Is being flushed down the drain, TC - wise, fun?
