acl65pilot,

Great post! Ironically, spending more time at home with the family is precisely why I'm considering getting out, but I agree with you of the many hardships with running a small business and no, it's not a strip club guys.

So far, it looks like the majors aren't so bad after all. How far up the equipment list does one need to be to hold 18 days off? It is currently unrealistic for me to do so at the regional level (top .01%).