Capt. Homesick,
Thank you for your rather reassuring post about the salary - I was resigned to the fact that I would never be on more than 10K, but was happy to take that as I love flying for whatever, although I really think instructors should be paid more (at the end of the day they work hard and have a very responsible job - without having another qualified person sitting in the other seat most of the time).
Well, occupying the seat with a nice view on a jet must be nice. I know I will be tempted, but it's extremely unlikely that I will follow that road.
By the way, what (or where) are you homesick for?