A lil too scary for me.

Need them and appreciate them.

I hate airplanes

nooo!!

I'm terrified to actually do that. The people who do are awesome.

working toward this right now!

But I hate flying... hahaha

I think I'd like it, but I never had the possibility. It must be great.

Good but scary!

i love planes

best job on earth

scared of heights!!!!!

I went to ground school. I would do this if I didn't want a home and family.

why not?

To many planes crashing

that would be cool

i wish I could do it. I took flying lessons, but gave it up. I fear heights! Funny, I know.

thats what i want to be

Pretty sweet to fly people in a plane, but there is a lot to know and a lot of unwanted responsibilites that go along with it.

Maybe

Pretty good job for those who like to move around and from what I hear...it pays pretty well

I always have had respect for what was essentially my prey in the Marines. (numbah was in air defense)

I am sure it's a good occupation, just not for me - I'm afraid of the heights!

Im mathematically inept so I could never do it. But, I admire those that do.

You walk around in one of those pilot's uniforms looking like a million bucks while pretty air waitresses bring you a glass of milk. Who wouldn't want to be a pilot?

Seems like this was a sweet deal back in the day - you get the respect of a doctor, the glamor of a pro athlete, the vacation time of a teacher, and the money of an accountant, all rolled up in one nice little package. But things have changed. Ticket prices aren't keeping pace with fuel prices so airlines are doing major belt-tightening. Even senior-level pilots are getting let go. It's a shame.

The chance to go anywhere in the world for free on a whim. Nice pay for nice hours. The excitement of travel. Seemingly low stress unless there's some sort of crash issue. The math and science involved throw me though. If it weren't for that...Also maybe the stress of working to head pilot. Other than that...ideal.

Being a pilot would be fun at first, until the mechanical failure or the terrorists take over the plane happens.

I don't like to fly and the thought of having so many lives in my hands is just too much for me.

I wanted to be a pilot when I was little. I still do, but maybe on another life. I already have other plans for this one...

I really want to be a pilot when i get older! I got to co-pilot a private plane once it was so much fun! You just feel like your free up in the air, and they get good hours and good pay. I love just being in the air and feeling like your flying your self and looking at the clouds and going through thiem, everything about it excites me except maybe crashing but i try not to think about that.

A lot of things about this job seem great - free travel, good pay, a ceiling on the number of hours you have to work, lots of independence... But I think it would be tough to have a job that placed so many lives in your hands each day. If something goes really wrong up there, that's a lot of pressure.