Originally Posted by TXTECHKA

Heres a related question. How do you go about finding contract work anyway? I just started a job flying a king air 200 as pic out of fort worth and will probably have some free time and I'd like to pick up extra flying when I'm not working since we probably won't fly all that often. Probably a couple times a week would be my guess. On that note if anybody knows of anything like that in the Dallas area please let me know. I'd appreciate it. In response to the original question, I wouldn't pay for your own training for a job. That's the owners expense. If they can't afford to pay for training, medicals, insurance, meals etc., then they probably can't afford an expensive airplane anyway and when they realize it, then your job is gone. Plus as soon as somebody realizes there are pilots out there willing to pay for their own training then they won't want to do it anymore for anybody that comes after you. You should keep your standards high. It benefits you as well as your fellow pilots.