freezingflyboy mentioned something thats exactly right: the true joys of flying. I can't wait to get my hands on a CRJ, but at the same time I don't think I'll ever give up flying small airplanes. Jetliners can be a blast to fly, but at the same time there is a work aspect to it. You have to fly where you're told, when you're told, etc. As far as jobs go it's great. As far as pure enjoyment goes, not as much. Theres still nothing like puttering over the scenery at 1000 feet.

I plan on being an active life-long pilot with Civil Air Patrol and I'm looking forward to aircraft ownership, something like a C152 or an old-school Cherokee 140. If I can get it to look and sound nice enough, I could even take it around to local airport open-houses and show it off. Thats just my little fantasy