"So if you can make $45,000 as a teacher with full benefits, a normal schedule, and with no medical exam or FAA to worry about putting you out of business, then to fly you would have to pay me $90,000."

It depends. If you want to be a teacher rather than a pilot, than knock yerself out. I know teaching jobs they couldn't pay me 200K to do. Others I'd almost do for nothing based on my personal outlook on what's important in life.

But that's just me.

I know of 45K 135 freight jobs where all you need to do is show up, fly to a little town, sit all day, fly back to your base, and repeat 20 days a month. If you live at either end, you're home every day, and you only spend an honest 4 hours on duty per duty day. I could see it being a much better deal for 45K than teaching for the same amount. Teachers do get the summer off, which is a bonus, but being a good teacher is way more than an 8 to 5 job. And 8 to 5 is way more hours than the 135 freight job I'm thinking of. The guy doing the job I'm thinking of actually had a second job during his time in the small town rather than sitting around.

I throw out the Skyhigh quotes cause readers should see his posting history. Myself, I've never been able to get past his outrageous side to see through to the good stuff. That's just me. YMMV...