1. Posted 22:20hrs Friday evening. Get a better wine merchant.
2. The entry gate for commercial flying are the CPL/ ATPL exams. From the City, book in with London Guildhall and take the 14 (or 9) exams as a DL course and see if you still find flying interesting after a hard days work followed by a hard evenings studying Gen Nav & Flight Planning.
3. Then take the CPL(H) course and GFT and see if an instructor knocks off some rough corners in your flying.
4. Then try it out flying connercial missions at weekends to see if it is interesting. Probably like bus driving.
5. Then put together a business plan to either fly commercially as a career or set up a company to do so. If the numbers do not stack up, reject plan and continue as before having lost nothing but some drinking time you spent learning to fly better and safer (the CPL/ ATPL - delete as applicable).
6. Most jobs are boring. Some pay better and allow you to spend you time more wisely. Consider all actions wisely before reacting. Think also of what you may do in 20 years time, not just in 2005 (may be a nice career for later in life having secured the pile, etc) Grass always greener in next field, etc etc etc ...
NB Nice day for flying today. Sheffield to the Isle of Wight and back. 3 away landings incl a confined area helipad (thanks Muffin). Ho hum, must go and think about work on Monday now ...
h-r