Clunk
I have no problem with you playing devils advocate in this debate.
The big point your missing here is its not about the money.
Most Captains flying for the big operators will make between €/£80K-€/£120K a year which is clearly very good money.
The problem is the fear culture that is creeping in with some airlines, more on that in a minute, lets go back to your GP argument, many who do earn similar amount of money.
can you imagine what would happen if the Government said, right all new GP from tomorrow, will only be paid when they work? also from tomorrow all GP will have to fund up front the cost of training them to be GP's, and by the way also from tomorrow we have the right to send to work in any practice in Europe and you get there on your days off, sort your own transport and hotel.
Lets not stop at GP's, we have branded the Nurse union as bunch of whinging lazy over paid prima donna's dressed up in strippers kit and we are going to charge for nurse training and uniform, we are also only going pay you when are dispensing pills or putting your finger up someones arse and forget pensions paid leave or sick pay and if you even think of going to the press to say that these are slave terms and condition that put patient's lives at risk then that will be committing an act of gross misconduct and you will face dismissal, if you don't like it you can leave and get a job with another NHS!
Clunk
You also sate that you'd be happy to do what we do for the money, well why don't you? you don't need to be a rocket scientist a reasonable level of educations is all thats required, you will need to put your life and family on hold for around 3-5 years, oh nearly forgot you'll need to fund up front €/£100k for your flying training through to IR/MCC and then another €/£28k to pay for your type rating, after which you'll have work for free until you don't need a safety pilot on the jump seat, then next to nothing for the 80-100 flights (with fare paying passengers board) during you line training. Whilst all this training has been going on you not worked at any thing else for 3-5 years zero income, but you have had to feed yourself/family.
Now clunk, it seems to me that in addition to being troll you have green eyes and are politically somewhere left of centre and see this as a ridiculous amount of money to pay some one to fly around in Ray Bans with a Rolex on one arm and trolly dolly on the other and a BMW in the pilots car park (we don't get a car park pass either!!)
So go on grow some balls and become a pilot or Doctor the worlds your oyster and it beats getting off on Pprune.........I'd best go wash the Porsche now, sorry meant the Porch
Last edited by Facelookbovvered; 21st May 2013 at 12:51.