I agree that flying is a dream that many people have BUT the hard reality is the gloss wears off quite quickly living in the back of nowhere in particular, busting your gut in 40 degree plus temps to ferry around people that have most likely not had a shower in the past month, ALL for about the same $$$ you'd get working at maccas.
The reason the pay is cr@p and the conditions likewise is that there is always someone like you ready to come and do the job because of "the dream".
The dream is a sham! Still saying that i keep going, hoping that there will be a jet job one day (might have to pay for it tho)!
-the box