All I can say is: GO FOR IT.
Despite all the BS, furloughs, BK's, 9/11, management, and time away from family it still beats any 8 to 5 job!
At one point I tried another job, every day at home, good pay but I was miserable, lasted LONG 8 months.
Some days I'm in the cockpit and get amazed that I get paid to do what I love

I always wonder why so much negativism in APC, apparently we forget how fortunate we are to be able to do what we love and get paid for it. And yes I know pay could be better.

How many times do you see any other professional have the same passion for their jobs as we do?