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Old 26th Apr 2015, 09:46
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Uplinker
 
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If you have no family of your own then go out and see the world. If you are in a relationship, then a mix is good if you can achieve it. A good night stop once in a while is good for the soul, and reminds you why you spent all those years and all that money learning and training to become a pilot.

However, I would urge anyone with young children to consider a job without regular night stops or long periods away from home. The early years of children's life are very precious, and by the time you realise that, those years are gone.

I spent a lot of time away from home living in a shared rented house when I was working my way up the airline ladder with a previous company. I also spent a lot of time on the road long distance commuting to other bases, and so I missed a lot of my son's early life. For example, I missed teaching him to ride a bicycle without stabilisers - Mrs Uplinker did that while I was away.
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