At my day job flying airliners, I encounter many pilots for whom flying has sadly become a tedious demand, necessary to put bread on the table, and they’d no sooner take the controls of an airplane on a day off than they’d willingly pay more taxes. Many more might occasionally daydream about GA, but families, finances and life in general all provide adequate excuses.are some who are passionate about flying anything they can get their hands on, any time or place. I’ve mentioned one such pilot before. My friend flies B-757s to Hawaii and back many times a month. Each trip starts with a daytime flight to an island. He spends that night and most of the next day shifting his sleep, then flies a red-eye home the second night.
The Joy of Flying
Key Takeaways:
- While many commercial pilots view flying as a job, a passionate minority, like the author's friend, actively pursue general aviation for pure joy on their days off.
- The author attended a Cub fly-in, where enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the simple pleasure of flying classic aircraft without the complexities of modern air travel.
- This experience helped the author reconnect with the fundamental "wonderment of flight," often overshadowed by the technicalities and drudgery of commercial aviation.
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