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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really understand how the author lumps pilots in with plumbers and electricians.  Airline pilots generally have degrees, and many are former military officers.  Doesn't make sense to me.  Anyone have a theory on that?[/quote]
I agree that it is unfair, but nowadays airline pilots are like glorified bus drivers, especially if you are working for a small podunk airline and getting paid pennies.
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True.  My father was an airline pilot, but back in the "heyday" of the industry--the 40s-80s.  They really were much more revered and looked up to years ago.  Our neighbors were always execs/lawyers/doctors, and he was the one with the good stories.  :) [/quote]
I think that skilled pilots are still revered (fighter pilots, helicopter pilots - Prince William, Sully, etc).  The pilots that basically let the planes fly themselves, not so much.[/quote]
Fighter and helicopter pilots are absolutely not viewed as similar to execs/lawyers/doctors. They might be respected, but I think they are very much L1/G3.

And *all* pilots, including Capt Sully, use autopilot. It's silly not to, and it does not diminish from the difficulty of what they are doing. If you think that the Captain of a 747 is not a highly-skilled pilot just because s/he uses autopilot, you clearly don't know what you are talking about.[/quote]

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