No. I've been retired for over 10 years and I'm still only 53.
...I would just have to be sure to similarly marry up again.
...I would just have to be sure to similarly marry up again.
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I have been lucky. Always wanted to be an airline pilot since I was a kid. Did active duty for 10 years in the USAF and another 18 in the reserves and wouldn’t change a thing. Being an airline pilot has been like being semi-retired for the last 25 years years with an average of about 18 days off a month (hence the low handicap ). After 36 years of flying planes, I still love it. There‘s still something majestic about being at 38’000 feet and watching the sun come up as you fly over Europe westbound or pushing the throttles forward on something that weighs 650,000 pounds, getting up to about 160 mph and gently pulling back on the yoke and getting airborne. Best damn (and only) job I ever had.
A teacher in Naperville school district, really nice pensions
Thank you for your service! What planes did you fly? Favorite one you've flown? Big aviation buff here....should have followed my passion when I was young but didn't.
B727
B757/767
A319/320
B777
UAL, I presume? The 757 is such a beast, performance wise. We ran them when I was at Ryan, and they could carry just about anything, anywhere.
yes, mother United. The 27 was a beast as well. During contract negotiations back in the day, we would fly them 18000’ against the barber pole and gs would be over 600mph. We would watch the fuel gauges move at an alarming pace. Lol
Tomcat guy?UAL, I presume? The 757 is such a beast, performance wise. We ran them when I was at Ryan, and they could carry just about anything, anywhere.
It's interesting that this sub popped back up on my feed this morning. As I read through other THPers answers (which were awesome and detailed!) I began thinking about what my answer would be - totally forgetting that I had answered way back before the new year.Yep - best job I've ever had was a side job.... I was the Public Address Announcer for a baseball team in SoCal. Loved every minute of it - got paid to watch baseball and talk about it. If I could go back in time, I'd research that path a bit more - and then add in a business degree of some sort.
Tomcat guy?
Nah, just my favorite fighter from back in the day. Only a whopping 60 flight hrs under my belt.
I'm dispatch side of things.
I still think it’s still amazing that the Navy guys were able to put that on the deck of a carrier. It’s a much bigger plane and footprint that one can image. Still a very cool jet.My wife's dad flew the Phantom-II in Vietnam and follwed that up with 33 years as a Northwest/Delta pilot. He loved his career and depending on your age you may know him as he was the longtime security chief for ALPA and fought very hard for the arming of pilots after 9/11.
I still think it’s still amazing that the Navy guys were able to put that on the deck of a carrier. It’s a much bigger plane and footprint that one can image. Still a very cool jet.