Originally Posted by
floydbird
I didn't say I have to fly on the side for additional money. Perhaps this flying is twice a month to a really great place--I like going there--and who doesn't like a lot of extra dough for a little extra work?
Airline pilots with military backgrounds ROUTINELY maintain their positions in the National Guard--they don't HAVE to, they WANT to.
CEO's of huge corporations ROUTINELY sit on the boards of directors of other companies---they definitley don't HAVE to do it, but perhaps the perks and compensation of doing so HIGHLY outweighs the time/effort put forth to serve on the board?
Just a thought.
It can be, and is, done at both majors and regionals and most companies do not forbid it outright (you do need their permission though).
Some folks do it on the DL, don't tell the company, don't log it, and get paid cash...this is actually perfectly legal as long as you don't violate any 121 regs. But since the company doesn't know what you're up to they may try to schedule you for something that would exceed the limits when added to your outside flying. In this case you can either try to drop it, call in sick, or break the regs. If you get caught breaking 121 regs intentionally, you will lose your ticket and your job(s).
Other people just get the company's permission. 121 types usually have enough time off to easily avoid daily, weekly, and monthly limits so that would be up to you to schedule. You would need an agreement with the company about annual limits though. Also if you spend a significant amount of time offline in a given year (training, FMLA, military, ground/sim instructor, etc) it would be impossible to hit 1000 hours anyway so you could easily and legally fly on the side.