YES!!! I was a VERY happy airline pilot at Pan American Airways.
Why would I not have been? A salary better than most of my college
classmates, worked only 12 days/month to earn it, travel free all
over the world and in the better days, a bunch of lovely young ladies
to party with. As a lifestyle, it sure beat anything that my neighbors
were doing.

With a description like that, is it any wonder that those jobs -- and Pan Am
itself -- are only a distant memory?

I know you are aware that you were incredibly lucky to fly in the times you
did, because nowadays -- in an era where everyone can (and must be able to)
afford to fly commercially -- that job description would never happen.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"