I've just completed my first year as a regional airline pilot. I love it. I get 11 days each month where I'm totally off, and the others I'm usually on reserve. If they don't call me in, its like an extra day off, if they do call, then I go to work. I don't make very much money, but its enough to get by and the raises come with time. The job itself is fun and I like the crews I fly with. I think what makes it work for me is that I don't have to commute and I don't have a lot of student loan payments since I worked through college. Having come from other jobs also increases my happiness since getting paid to fly airplanes is so much better than the other work I have done.