Good post Maximum !! Without wishing to sound like a wet blanket, I would reiterate Maximums and Easy Glidersī posts. Itīs certainly not the job it was 15 yrs ago when I joined, and even then I can remember the Captains telling me the same....
The job has gone progressively downhill. If you want to fly aeroplanes for a living, then great, go for it, but if I had my time again, I wouldnīt have chosen this career, given a choice between going into the city, law or running my own business.
Thatīs not to say I donīt make the best of it, however, it is amazing how many people at Big Airways are counting the days until retirement....