[Max Cow Disease]

I guess it's one of those things; depends on how loose one's definitions are. Relatively large amount of training required, the sheer number of things that can potentially go wrong at any given time whilst hurtling through the air, etc. It's simply that the use of the word "glorified" seems to cheapen the public's perception of piloting as an inherently more involved and dangerous vocation than bus driving, simply because of the baseline similarities in the two jobs (the transporting of people?). It's not entirely unlike arguing that police officers are glorified security guards or mall cops, if you ask me. I mean, yeah, I guess they are, but...