Originally Posted by
Skybolt205wd
Maybe not directly on point to this thread but with a bit a twist. I already have a non-aviation job that allows me to be highly flexible and I can work on the road during down times. I flew for a 91 flight department for 12 years doing this until 2013. I fly for the enjoyment and dont financially need the job...I just want to do it.
I have been offered a job with a regional and I am wondering if maintaining my "real job" and flying for a Regional is possible. I can do about 4 days on the road before things start getting backed up in my real job. I am unfamiliar with the 121 world. So, What I am asking is whether scheduling within the 121 world allows for down time such that I can do my other work remotely. Are there others out there doing this? What kind of latent problems are there to this sort of arrangement? Thanks in advance.
This is not meant to be harsh or demeaning, but I will point it out. Flying for any airline is not a hobby. It is not something to do to cross off the bucket list. If you are going to be thinking about all the problems you are dealing with at your "real job" while in the cockpit, you are no help to the captain and a liability to the airline. We have enough people that chose the profession for the wrong reason. Nobody wants to fly with them and we can't wait for them to leave. This needs to be your main real job and you can have a gig like turning wrenches or selling houses on the side. If this came across as harsh, I am sorry. We just don't need any more guys that said "I just wanted to try this airline pilot thing out for a while".