agreed ha, it all comes down to what you value more in life, and it does make it hard with a partner, especially if you have to live remote, flying is a great thing, and the best thing is you can always enjoy your flying even if you don't do it for a living, which can make it more enjoyable!!!
pity it's so bloody expensive to hire an a/c in darwin tho, need some competition in that area, must be a market for it...