First off, lemme preface this by saying an MBA certainly isn't going to hurt you if you're looking for a corporate job.

However, you start to cross some interesting boundaries when you start looking for "extracurricular work activities" in a professional corporate flying gig.

I fly full time part 91 corporate for a good sized manufacturer/sales company. We have two pilots (and an Encore) and fly a very comfortable 200-250 hours a year. I'm paid to be available to the company in short notice to fly and do some light office work and airport work related to the operation of the flight department (mx paperwork, cleaning, jepps, etc). Other than that, when I'm not flying, I'm at home making sure that I'm physically and mentally fit to go to work (between the hours of 7am and 5pm Monday - Friday).

I've heard stories about corporate gigs where the pilot is just another "member of the team" who happens to also fly. Is this something that you really want? Just yesterday I spoke with another pilot who was talking about a recent day. Get up in the AM, fly a light twin across three states, then pull a 10 hour day in a classroom training other employees with his passengers, then fly back home after dark. In all it turned into a 16 hour day with rough weather thrown into the mix. When he's not flying, he's over at his office doing other non-aviation related work (and expected to be in from what I gathered).

If that's cool with you, by all means go for it. Personally, I would rather consider myself a professional PILOT and choose what extraneous duties I pick up around the office. Beware of the jobs that say "looking for motivated person to join our flight department. Must be knowledgeable and interested in Sales (or other non-related business task). You might end up flying a lot less than you think.

You'll generally find that the bigger the company and the bigger the equipment size the less likely you are to work in other capacities. Larger companies begin to realize the responsibility that a professional flight crew has and the impact that a tired pilot could ultimately have on the company. That's the primary reason why my company made me sign a "no-moonlighting of ANY sort" policy. They want me fully focused on my primary task, which is getting them from point A to point B. (Of course there are exceptions)

~J