Career in aviation anyone?

[MLeavy737]

  For anyone thinking of aviation as a career. Check this out!

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2011-06-17-pilot-hiring-boom_n.htm

Mike Leavy

[dharrison]

Too little too late for me unfortunately. They couldn't afford me now... I came out of flight school and flight instructing with over 1000 hours in September of 2001. I continued instructing until December 2001 and realized that I wouldn't see a cockpit. Went management and never looked back.

Always wanted to fly for the majors but the though of making 30k or less and working 5-6 days a week flying regioinals was looking less and less glamourous.

Oh well..

Don

[Maurice]

Now that I am retired, I would fly for the airlines for free but now that I have posted one of my landings on youtube, I doubt they will even consider me   

Maurice

[saabpilot]

I just passed 70, maybe my age will be a problem?        

However have done my "tour" flying commercially for 25 years when it was immense fun, no FMS:es, wages were OK and the a/h:s still had decent gross weights.
Can still remember getting the wake up call 04:00 AM with minus 40 outdoor and pitch black.
(ESNQ Kiruna, Sweden above the Arctic Circle)
Sitting in the crew car for 45 minutes praying the car engine would not quit in the freezing cold  as we had uniforms on made for more summerlike weather 


Best from Sweden,
Bjorn

[jackpilot]

However have done my "tour" flying commercially for 25 years when it was immense fun, no FMS:es, wages were OK and the a/h:s still had decent gross weights.
Bjorn

Agreed Sir.!
Now we have the goodies in our Sims, but the SOP does not make their use mandatory!!