Don't regret it at all. I love my job and it's certainly had it's ups and downs. It is what you make if it though...

Skyhigh might be a bit (okay a lot) jaded, but he does provide some balance to the always sunny folks that love to fly for a living.

Truth is that reality is most likely somewhere in the middle, and if you have a realistic understanding of what the industry is BEFORE you get into it, then you're more likely to be happy.

Some overnights suck. Others are great. You'll fly with some great people and some people that you count the minutes until the trip ends.

Personally (in 7 years and 4000 hours of professional flying), I can count one one hand the number of pilots that I flew with that I didn't care for, and on two hands the number of overnights that I really didn't enjoy.

If your single and adventurous, I think it's a great job. Travel, see new places, meet new people, and see humanity at its finest and its worst. The best thing is that no day is ever the same and the scenery is always changing.

Odds are that you will never make the money flying that you would doing some other jobs (like accounting), but for me it's not all about the cash. Personally I could never work a 9-5 office job. It would drive me nuts. But then again, I enjoy being on the road.

Just be prepared to be flexible and get used to change. And remember- if there's one thing that is for certain in the aviation industry it's that nothing is for certain... what seems the norm today, might not be tomorrow.

Good luck!