Originally Posted by
flylowfast
I would like to keep my business going but that requires about 3-4 months off every summer. Any regionals that might work with a guy on that ? Or is it full time or nothing? I know the 121 work isn't seasonal like Ag flying. We typically put on about 500 hrs from June 15th to August 15th. Pretty hard and fast
No, summer is the busy season for airlines too. A reserve might not work in Feb or Oct, but you wouldn't get the summer off. Pretty much all airlines require that you don't do any outside commercial flying...otherwise they can't track your flight time limits. A few might give you special permission but probably only if you could show that you wouldn't exceed your 1000 hours (in a rolling 365 days) and turn into a pumpkin. 500 hours? Not a chance.
Tough decision you have to make. Can you keep the business going without doing the flying yourself?