Originally Posted by
Hank Kingsley
I've flown with guys that have so much side, either hustle or a little something, I don't know if they enjoy the time off. Remember the 3 F's and pick the right spouse. This is not brain surgery.
I'll tag on to your thought. Over the years I've flown with a number of very good pilots who "weren't quite right" on a given trip. Most had personal/family issues, but often they were working hard on a side business, or doing projects for ALPA/DAL. There minds were somewhere else. I've had to ask a number of them to get off the cell phone so we could run the preflight checklist. Side businesses are great but you gotta set them aside when you get in the jet. OFG