Originally Posted by
RV5M
Isn't this what a lot of senior pilots at the majors do already? Plenty of pilots (including captains) fly so little they have full time jobs on the side. No baby sitting required. Heck, one of the reasons I got into this is to have enough down time to pursue side interests.
True, but they have earned that schedule by seniority. Regardless of the amount of hours they work, they are still considered "Full Time" for the purposes of pay and benefits.
The difference here is a "Part Time" pilot would be considered part time, he/she would get part time pay (10 hours or whatever), no benefits of any kind likely (such as health insurance, 401k, etc..).
But I see the point you are making, said senior pilot would still come back to work after 2-3 weeks off and still remember which buttons to push and to not touch the buttons that are red and dusty.