No. I'm flying brand new, well maintained equipment, with a steady flow of customers and I'm paid enough to make ends meet and then some. But yeah, the long hours do wear on you. They do regardless of what you do.

I looked into things like banner towing, skydiver outfits and also had an offer to fly a 414 for a family friend's business. There was a common denominator, I didn't have enough time to meet insurance requirements. I would have met the hour requirements for almost all of the regionals before I could do any of the above. A local banner towing outfit requires 135 minimums. It paid less than my flight instructing job.