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I feel immensely lucky to have a job where I can do nearly nothing for most of the time and there’s not a goddamn thing any micromanaging asshole can do about it
>drive to airport
>meet crew, exchange pleasantries
>preflight briefing, we’re ready, let’s rock and roll
>plane checks out, board the pax
>call for pushback, get us out of here
>taxi taxi taxi
>cleared for takeoff, thrust set, lfg
>climb to cruise, deal with asshole controller
>coast out over Pacific Ocean
>12 hours of nothing
>pull out novel and crossword puzzles
>position report every hour
>shoot the shit with other planes over the radio
>relief time, clocking out of consciousness
>relief time, back in the hot seat
>1 more hour for crosswords
>coast in to China, approach briefing, let’s land this thing
>touch down, taxi in, everybody get off
>breeze through crew customs line
>get in van to hotel
>eat sleep repeat
I feel like being a commercial pilot is similar to my job, in that it's pretty chill unless something outside of your control goes wrong, at which point it becomes immensely stressful.