In the real world, most crews will slam click. Its just the way it is.

You can always go jog on your own though. Nothing stopping that.

Also, you don't have to be a Dr. or a lawyer to own and operate an airplane. You can get into a 150 (if you can get into a 150 ) for 18,000 bucks. I figured one time that to operate a 150, with both fixed and variable costs, for 6-8 hours a week (a lot of flying!!!), it would cost about 7,000 a year. That may seem like a lot, but it is far from attainable only by the Dr.s and Lawyers. Even us lowly accountants can reach that.

Also, you mentioned "glorified" paper pusher and something else. Does "glorified" bus driver ring a bell? And it is losing its glory quickly. Hell, I think in the time I've been doing this, I've had 2, maybe 3 kids come up and look in the cockpit. Parents probably try to steer their kids away from this. Who knows? But, when I was kid, it was like standing at the pearly gates to go up there and look at all that awesomeness.