Pilot Training

Out of many careers, there is a great deal of training required to succeed in the world today. The thought of most people is that the more education you seek, the more money you can make. Doctors, lawyers, and many others must go to school far more than the regular 4 years of post education. Nevertheless, I feel pilots don’t make enough money for all the cost, risk, and training required.
“Lake Powell flight 659, turn heading 340o, cleared for ILS 34R into Salt Lake City.” You begin your decent out of the blue sky into the dark clouds of a snowstorm. Your attention then changes from outside the airplane to the few instruments in front of you. Only being able to see the wing tips on either side of you, you begin to notice snow and ice beginning to collect rapidly on the leading edge of the wing. You tune in your required frequencies and start the de-ice cycle. The ice disappears in a flash, as your localizer course begins to come in and you commence you landing checklist....