One year in & calling quits

Best of luck to you!! I've been a West Coast reefer jockey for about a year and a half. I know what you mean about driving around Oregon and Washington. I'm there about half the time. And, being reefer, I'm usually between 75k to 78.5K gross. It does take a bit to get used to!!! But, man it's some beautiful country to drive through!!!!
FYI, earlier in life I was big into general aviation. Only got about halfway through getting my pilot's license before my life went in a different direction. But, I did line service at a little FBO for a couple of years when going to college and even managed to make it to the Oshkosh Fly In one year! OMG, I took 26 rolls of film!!! (this was before digital photography) And, I have 45 minutes logged ina Baron!! Guy who ran our FBO had the Baron and in exchange for cleaning and waxing it up one year for him to take it to Oshkosh, he have me 45 minutes in it! So, I have time in a couple 152s, Tomahawks, a Warrior and a BARON!!

 

I did the private pilot thing for 28 hours and then 9/11 happened. I gave it up due to pressure from the wife. The longest I’ve been able to tolerate cdl life is 6 months.

 

At 66, it's the one thing I regret the most, not learning to fly a small plane. I think it's great you gave it a try, and you will always have the trucking, in an emergency. Listen to me, "in an emergency" you can always drive a truck. That's kind of sad, but hey, you know what's involved, not some crabby consumer with arms folded at Walmart that can't understand why there's no bread on the shelves. For the record, 25% of new drivers quit within 90 days, and almost half within a year, so you aren't alone. Good luck.

 

Cheers to you from the road to the skies. That was my goal at one time. I grew up around a air national guard base. I was always excited about planes. My son is looking into flying. I don't know how serious he is. I do encourage him you're only young once. We shall see if he wants those wings. We live next to a private air strip & not to far from the airport. I'm still around those planes