I will agree to a point. Unfortunately, the retirees at United don't have pensions. I have a friend that is retired United, 75y/o and selling boats because he needs an income. OK, when he was making the 200K he probably bought too many sports cars. Remember this .. "life isn't fair ... get use to it"

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probably both. Glad I am old enough to have watched this country fold. As I mentioned, the one thing that destroyed this country ..... POLITICS.

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you are right about all being crooked, but you have a guy living in the WH now that is a born and raised Marxist. Its taken about 70 years for the country to fail as it has. Liberalism is a big part, but certainly not everything. The pie can be cut in to many slices for blame. Automation, outsource, everyone wants BIG MONEY. Its not there any more. I am going to finish my cup of coffee and enjoy my retirement.

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you have to check United .. they have been hiring "Americans" from other countries, aliens, for years. I had a captain friend tell me that some of the copilots he flew with couldn't speak English.

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you are preaching to the choir, Preacher. Most pilots are building time doing touch and goes. Unfortunately, nothing is getting better. I am glad I am retired and was able to complete the challenger. Now I am watching young instructors try to build time to get a job that doesn't exist. Good luck guys

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Unfortunately, the law of diminishing returns states that learning to fly would take a complete career to recover the costs. The liberal left has prices America out of most markets. Foreign pilots are hired first, then sent to training. mostly in America, with a job waiting when they obtain all their licenses. I read Cole's story below. Sorry, tuck your tail and find another career .. if you can.

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Sparkie is right. I had 2 over the years, both with broken parts. Crash landings and one emergency, so my copilot called it, where we couldn't get the gear up. Emergency? lolol

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I remember the advent of the low cost airlines; People Express, etc. .. with people sleeping all over the terminal at EWR on a daily basis.

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as a preacher you should know. We teach to the choir most of the time.,

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I have spent a number of nights at Gander Airport. Sleeping on the floor might be as good as some of the local hotels.

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