Re:The fast-food workers’ season of rebellion
by tejohnso on Monday November 08, 2021 @12:05PM
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Same! By the time i completed a private pilot license I was already pretty bored with the actual flying. I thought commercial might be interesting with larger and more complex machines but talking to other pilots, it seemed not to be the case. Also, first decade or so was said to be a low paying grind.
Re:The fast-food workers’ season of rebellion
by nradov on Sunday November 07, 2021 @02:23PM
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It's obviously a self selected sample, but the airline pilots I've talked to enjoy flying and don't get bored. Their complaints are more about scheduling and management policies.
Re:The fast-food workers’ season of rebellion
by WalterBright on Sunday November 07, 2021 @02:40PM
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My father was an AF pilot for 20 years. When he retired, I asked him why he didn't become an airline pilot. He called it "boring holes in the air" and said it was just driving a bus.
As opposed to flying combat fighters.
If the pilots you talked to enjoyed it, that's great. It's just not for my father, nor for me.
It's one reason why I didn't opt to be an airline pilot. Trying to be alert during hours and hours of doing nothing but constantly checking things would be very hard. I felt sorry for the crew that fell asleep and overflew their destination by an hour. They were promptly fired after they landed. While I know they had to be fired, I have a lot of sympathy for them.