Signing bonus + (75hrs X base hourly X 12) + per diem(@325 hours TAFB X 12 months)= how little you will make annually. Pick/get the wrong airframe and the formula will repeat, with the difference being in the hourly annual rate and OBR times....
Once you are online, that "loving feeling" stops and you revert to being a widget. Based on your screen name, you nailed it.