one of our good friends is a pilot, but we don't talk to him much about it...but he's always flying. he's a private pilot and makes crazy money...he's been a pilot for smuckers, some dog food company, etc...right now he flies for JEGS...
but he's been doing it for a long time and apparently he was a stunt pilot a long time ago, so he's got lots of experience...
but being a private pilot, he goes everywhere....he once got stuck in europe last spring because his employer got sick and was in the hospital and he had to stay there until he got better (which meant he missed track days he paid for!)