Career path of an airline pilot:
30 years old. Join Company. World is your Oyster.
31 years old. Buy Flashy Car, House and lots of toys. Get over that Military
poverty feeling.
32 years old. Divorce boring first wife. Pay Child support and maintenance
whilst looking for second wife. Drink lots of beer and screw around whilst
looking for second wife.
33 years old. Repeat above for a few more years.
36 years old. Marry young spunky 25 year old virgin flight attendant.
37 years old. Buy another house. Gave first one to wife #1.
38 years old. Give in to second wife to have more kids. Father again.
39 years old. Now a Captain. Hooray! Upgrade house and buy boat and even
flashier cars.
42 years old. Wife #2 runs off with wealthy merchant banker but still wants
share of house (100%).
43 years old. Settle with wife #2 and resolve to stay away from women forever.
Seek appointment as Check Captain to have something to do. Move into two Bed
Apartment.
50 years old. Meet sexy singer on a trip. She loves you and says you are very
"beeeg."
51 years old. Marry sexy singer. Buy big house, boat and upgrade cars.
52 years old. Sexy singer wants kids (not again). Resolve to get vasectomy.
54 years old. Try to talk wife out of kids but hey presto she's pregnant. Says
got sick after taking pill. Accident, sorry, won't happen again.
55 years old. Father of triplets.
56 years old. Wife #3 wants very big house, bigger boat and very flashy cars.
Give in.
57 years old. Make rash investments to try and have enough money for
retirement.
59 years old. Lose money on rash investments and get audited by IRS.
60 years old. Wife #3 says you're too damned old and no fun. Leaves. Takes most
of your assets.
61 years old. Now Captain on a non-sched South American 727 freight outfit and
living in 1-bedroom non-air conditioned apartment directly underneath the
approach corridor of Miami International RWY 9.
65 years old. Lose FAA medical and get job as sim instructor. Look forward to
years of getting up at 2 AM for 3 AM sim brief in every godforsaken town
your carrier can find cheap, off-hour sim time.
70 years old. Alarm clock set by previous hotel room FedEx occupant goes off at
1 AM. Have heart attack and die. Happy at last!
CAUTION: Aviation may be hazardous to your wealth.
30 years old. Join Company. World is your Oyster.
31 years old. Buy Flashy Car, House and lots of toys. Get over that Military
poverty feeling.
32 years old. Divorce boring first wife. Pay Child support and maintenance
whilst looking for second wife. Drink lots of beer and screw around whilst
looking for second wife.
33 years old. Repeat above for a few more years.
36 years old. Marry young spunky 25 year old virgin flight attendant.
37 years old. Buy another house. Gave first one to wife #1.
38 years old. Give in to second wife to have more kids. Father again.
39 years old. Now a Captain. Hooray! Upgrade house and buy boat and even
flashier cars.
42 years old. Wife #2 runs off with wealthy merchant banker but still wants
share of house (100%).
43 years old. Settle with wife #2 and resolve to stay away from women forever.
Seek appointment as Check Captain to have something to do. Move into two Bed
Apartment.
50 years old. Meet sexy singer on a trip. She loves you and says you are very
"beeeg."
51 years old. Marry sexy singer. Buy big house, boat and upgrade cars.
52 years old. Sexy singer wants kids (not again). Resolve to get vasectomy.
54 years old. Try to talk wife out of kids but hey presto she's pregnant. Says
got sick after taking pill. Accident, sorry, won't happen again.
55 years old. Father of triplets.
56 years old. Wife #3 wants very big house, bigger boat and very flashy cars.
Give in.
57 years old. Make rash investments to try and have enough money for
retirement.
59 years old. Lose money on rash investments and get audited by IRS.
60 years old. Wife #3 says you're too damned old and no fun. Leaves. Takes most
of your assets.
61 years old. Now Captain on a non-sched South American 727 freight outfit and
living in 1-bedroom non-air conditioned apartment directly underneath the
approach corridor of Miami International RWY 9.
65 years old. Lose FAA medical and get job as sim instructor. Look forward to
years of getting up at 2 AM for 3 AM sim brief in every godforsaken town
your carrier can find cheap, off-hour sim time.
70 years old. Alarm clock set by previous hotel room FedEx occupant goes off at
1 AM. Have heart attack and die. Happy at last!
CAUTION: Aviation may be hazardous to your wealth.
