Hey Hil
Pilots " love of flying"
Same as a Doctors " love of medicine"
or An Engineers "love of Engineering"
or an Airline Managers " love of management"
you are a professional and deserve a professional wage. You will see that 90% of the time we are probably a little overpaid , but believe me that remaining 10% could justify a life times earnings in a month ! You also have to consider how uniquely qualified you will be. Should you loose your " profession" one day due to illlness or other reason you are not really qualified to do anything else. The long term effects on your health also demand compensation as your life expectancy will be less than the average human. I do like the innocence of your passion to fly though.
Sorry to have a thread creep here. Where were we ....