Hello all, I am am CMEL CFI with 1200 TT and 80 ME. I want to pose a "hypothetical" question to those in the industry.

Suppose you own a business that nets you $150,000/yr. You love flying and have been a pilot all your life. You work part time as a flight instructor, mostly for experience and to keep yourself current. You built and fly your own aircraft regularly and really have too many blessings to count. BUT... you really want to fly for an airline. Because you own the business you can still draw income from the business make up for the low initial airline pay. Is a person like this crazy to take a flying job with a regional airline? Is a person like this a delusional romantic or like all the rest, plagued by a terminal love for aviation?