Guys (and Gals),
As a non-pilot looking from the outside in - it looks like you people are doing OK.
In the past I have worked as a recruitment consultant dealing with finance professionals in the City, and only the very best and brightest (ie Oxbridge 1st class hons, first time passes ACA etc etc) would get the sort of salaries I read being bandied about on this website.
In return for the £100k salary, these people are expected to work 12hr days in a ruthless environment.
Apart from the golden boys working in the city, most professionals outside London would be pleased to bring home more than £50k.
If you want the big bucks, you need to be self employed.
So I guess the question is - why all the whining?