| It's amazing how well trained most pilots are these days, at least the ones in commercial aviation. I used to fly a few years ago, but the biggest thing I was on was a Piper Twin, I think a Navaho, acting as a safety pilot while a friend of mine was giving instrument instruction.
And being a pilot is a lot like being a musician. It takes a lot of time, education and effort to learn your skill, and then it can be a bear tring to make a living at it. The friend I mentioned above had an ATP rating, the highest you can get, and was a certified instrument instructor. The last I saw of him, he was working as a stock man at a department store and flying at night part time. |