Aviation Insights

I know, I know, I’ve been away for a while, again. For good reason though. I’ll get to the reason in a moment. What I want to talk about in this blog is aviation earning potential. I like to say “it WAS a great career”, then it became “a great JOB”, now “it’s JUST A JOB”. WHY!! Because the earning potential of a professional airline pilot has been eroded significantly over the past decade. Airline management has taken every economic hick-up and turned it into an opportunity to extract wages and benefits from the employee groups. Additionally, regional carriers have grown exponentially while mainline carriers have contracted. Regional carriers don’t pay very well and the resulting contraction of mainline carriers has limited opportunities for better paying professional airline pilot careers. If any of that is incorrect, or, if anyone has seen or heard good news coming from the airline industry contradicting what I just said, please let me know. The bottom line is career airline pilots bottom line earning potential has been very negatively impacted.

What to do. Well, work more to sustain you life style at your current job, find something ADDITIONAL to do, or change your lifestyle to something less. I see and hear the first two options being done on a regular basis, not so much the third. I’m involved in the second option, something additional. I’ve formed a product development company called Aloft Enterprises. What we do is design and manufacturer inexpensive products for jobs people want done. Our first product is currently being launched on the internet primarily and in some local retail stores where I live. It’s called STOR’EM. See all the details at STOR’EM. STOR’EM is a winding and storage device for light weight household items. It provides you with a portable winding, dispensing and storage device for things like extension cords, rope, chain, and, in its TARGET product launch form, specifically to a WIND AND STORE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. It is a stupid simple idea but does not exist. It will eliminate the mess, simplify the task and improve storage for your Christmas lights and more. It will help you get and stay ORGANIZED.

How will this turn out? I have no idea! Will it supplement my airline career earning potential? I don’t know. But, it is something I like doing. That is how you should approach your additional activity. Do something you like doing. If it pays off great, if not, you’re doing something you like.

So, please check out the website and let me know what you think.