Originally Posted by
PearlPilot
I am thinking, this is the best place on Earth sitting in this plane, listening to the drone of the engine, atc, there is nowhere else I would want to be right now. I wish I could do this for a living...
I hear that!
Consider, though, that perhaps you'd be satisfied with a middle ground. You might get a job as an accountant, lawyer, salesman, or whatever, and fly on the side. All it takes is money. And there are plenty of ways to fly on the side for less money, such as AngelFlight, glider towing (doesn't pay at my soaring club, but it's free flying time and a lot of fun) and flying yourself on business trips.