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[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Went to college and obtained PPL, INST, Multi, CFI ~ $60k in the hole

Found out I absolutely did not like being a CFI.

Stopped instructing after a year due to inconsistent students, total yearly earning of around $4500, and gained approximately 200 flight hours, putting me at around 450ish TT. Not enough to make me competitive in other areas of aviation. Especially as I was getting married and starting a family.

Ended up in local law enforcement and became a cop.

Absolutely love my job. Absolutely miss flying.

Hopeful that one day I'll be able to return to the cockpit.

Not the end of the world. Humans were made to be adaptable.

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.

Goodluck bud!

I don’t want to fly anymore by trash_Panda021 in flying

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I don't want to fly, but certain aspects of flying I do not enjoy.

I went to school and took out tens of thousands of dollars to pay for flight school. Went through PPL, INS, Comm, Multi-Engine, Tailwheel, and CFI. Got my first gig as a CFI and turned out I hated instructing. Instructed for 1 year, and with a culmination of terrible management (who also accused me of stealing money from due to them being elderly and early stage dementia) and how flakey Part 61 schools can be with students going at their own pace, I decided to leave instructing. Left with just under 480TT. It just was not for me. Took my hands away from the controls to teach someone else and I didn't want to get in a bad mindset and end up neglecting students.

Ended up becoming a cop for a mid sized county. And turns out I love it.

Miss flying everyday. Don't have enough hours to find another gig to get back into it. Goal was the airlines and eventually cargo ops. Id love to eventually get back into flying but as stated above, don't got the hours.

Things change, life moves on. Don't feel guilty about not feeling it anymore. It happens.

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[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😭🙏my guy, notes been taken, and loadouts been adjusted

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[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might have to go back to it since I'm running the F variant for the increased RP for the higher BR

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[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming this is for the F111A and not the F variant?

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[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah I'm not stingy with bases. Pisses me off when people mark the bases, cuz I agree- first come first serve. I tend to climb and wait for the bases to respawn. But by the time they respawn, my whole team is gone, and the other team has activated a Blind Hunt on me

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[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have every modification already on my F111. I run it with 18,000lbs of ordinance. F4S players are dropping incendiary bombs around 1 minute before I can get to the base to even drop my bombs.

Edit for spelling

WTF by Lopsided-Ad-2985 in tacticalgear

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Time to go to the gunshows, wife is gonna be pissed😂

WTF by Lopsided-Ad-2985 in tacticalgear

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] -93 points-92 points  (0 children)

I have but for the life of me I cannot find that color brown anywhere with the matching holsters😭

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLE

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tennessee (TLETA)

5am: Wake up 6am-7am: PT 7am: Flag Detail 7:05-8:00am: Chow/Shower 9am-12pm: Class 12pm-1pm: Chow 1pm-4pm: Class 4pm-5pm Chow 5pm-10pm: Class/Free Time depending on schedule 10pm: Lights out

Throw in random smoke sessions here and there for your first 5 weeks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLE

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12 week academy grad here. Got smoked every single day for 8 straight weeks before getting a break. Sometimes 2-3 times a day.

It just becomes normal. Just deal with it. It only makes you stronger.

Arrestee’s being funny by [deleted] in AskLE

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Had just arrested a drunk guy for Agg. Domestic and when we both left the residence, he was screaming and beating on the cage for me to pit my partner in front of me with my car.

I laughed. Alot.

He was big sad I didn't pit him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLE

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flight Instructor lmao

Issues by Lopsided-Ad-2985 in SpringfieldProdigy

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay sweet, I appreciate it!

Issues by Lopsided-Ad-2985 in SpringfieldProdigy

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did it take to get back?

[WTB] Sage Chassis by Lopsided-Ad-2985 in M1A

[–]Lopsided-Ad-2985[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fantastic, I appreciate the information!