The Pros and Cons of Dating a Pilot

dating a pilot

During some recent travel I overheard a lot of romance talk from airline staff. I heard things like:

(Woman on cell phone) “What am I supposed to think when I see you traveling with a woman during the holidays?”

-and-

(3 flight attendants on the shuttle) “My roommate, another flight attendant from another airline–can’t keep her mouth shut. I never tell her what pilot I’m flying with.”

-and-

(4 male pilots and 1 female pilot sitting at the Starbucks) “We got shitfaced in Atlanta. I’m not sure how I got home.” (followed by belly laughs all around)

This got me thinking whether or not the stereotypes about dating a pilot are true. So here it goes, the pros and cons of dating a pilot as I see it.

PROS CONS
  • Frequent flyer miles
  • You’ll always be wondering if he’s hooked on pills
  • Stand-by privileges
  • Too much temptation with the women
  • You’ll see the world and your out-of-state family members often
  • Odd sleep patterns
  • A lot of time apart
  • A lot of time apart
  • Upgrades to first class
  • Whenever he drives the car he gets frustrated when he can’t find the controls
  • You get to see your man in uniform often
  • He is over caffeinated


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One Comment

  1. onewhogotaway
    Posted September 29, 2009 at 1:01 pm | Permalink

    Dating a pilot? Run. They cheat, lie and cheat some more. I dated one for over a year and two months ago he cheated on me with some girl in Vegas…sad thing? They’re IN LOVE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Run. Can’t be trusted. They deserve to be lonely.

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