low&slow
In Limbo
- Joined
- Nov 25, 2001
- Posts
- 48
Here's the deal:
I'm furloughed from the regional I was working at. I am now working part time for a business flying their Cessna 414. The business owner is also a pilot, and we fly the plane together. I am becoming very annoyed with the business owner. He does not pay me (a very big part of the problem, UI isn't enough right now), and I'm not comfortable with his piloting skills or decision making process. He is only a private-instrument-multi, with enough money to own an expensive plane, but not enough experience to know his personal limitations (rich doctor/lawyer type thing). I am a CFI-I/MEI with far more experience then him. Which is partly where I come in; I am sort of the safety pilot when onboard, to watch over him and make sure we make it home safely. We split the flying duties, but operational decisions tend to be made by him (with much persuasion by me), such as route to fly, altitude, intermediate stops, etc. He basis these decisions on what is the cheapest, although maybe not the safest. Being that he is always acting PIC (due to insurance), I have little say in how things are done, without him whinning about how much it would cost. I am fed up with him, and don't want to be involved with the operation when something catches up to him. I want to move on from the job, but in these times, this is tough.
The real kicker is this boss is also a very good family friend. With any "employer" (is he a boss if i'm not paid?), if I felt this way about the unsafe operation, I would politely resign from the job and move on, in order to not burn past bridges. Which is what I want to do here, but the "friend" depends on me, and being a good friend, I can't just resign like I otherwise would do. He has been gracious enough to help me keep flying while I'm on furlough and unable to find another job, and I feel I owe him while I'm still around, but until I get recalled, or start another legitimate job, I'm kinda stuck!
The fact that I'm not paid for any of this really gets me going! My family and many friends who are also friends with this "boss" don't understand why he dosn't pay me. He is very well off, and could easily afford to pay me especially since I have no income right now. I origianally said I would help him out after I was furloughed when I could (only flying I could get at the time), with my expectation he would start paying me, but that has never happened. I would ask to be paid, but he has told others he doesn't pay me cause I'm just "helping" him out.
Any one have suggestions on how to deal with this. Do I simply tell him I don't want to fly with him anymore? Even though that would leave me without a job and him mad at me? I understand no matter what I can't be made to do anything I don't feel good about by him, and if it ever got realy serious, I will walk. But how do I tell him I don't want to fly with him anymore, and cause the least damage? I don't want to ruin the relationship, or burn past bridges (as I would like to be able to use him as a reference...), but want to move on. I am also concerned that he shouldn't fly by himself, cause he will one day get himself into a big hole with no way out. It's kind of a catch-22 for me...
Thanks for any advice! Sorry for the long post, but I needed to make sure I explained the full situation.
-low&slow
somewhere in the U.S.A.
I'm furloughed from the regional I was working at. I am now working part time for a business flying their Cessna 414. The business owner is also a pilot, and we fly the plane together. I am becoming very annoyed with the business owner. He does not pay me (a very big part of the problem, UI isn't enough right now), and I'm not comfortable with his piloting skills or decision making process. He is only a private-instrument-multi, with enough money to own an expensive plane, but not enough experience to know his personal limitations (rich doctor/lawyer type thing). I am a CFI-I/MEI with far more experience then him. Which is partly where I come in; I am sort of the safety pilot when onboard, to watch over him and make sure we make it home safely. We split the flying duties, but operational decisions tend to be made by him (with much persuasion by me), such as route to fly, altitude, intermediate stops, etc. He basis these decisions on what is the cheapest, although maybe not the safest. Being that he is always acting PIC (due to insurance), I have little say in how things are done, without him whinning about how much it would cost. I am fed up with him, and don't want to be involved with the operation when something catches up to him. I want to move on from the job, but in these times, this is tough.
The real kicker is this boss is also a very good family friend. With any "employer" (is he a boss if i'm not paid?), if I felt this way about the unsafe operation, I would politely resign from the job and move on, in order to not burn past bridges. Which is what I want to do here, but the "friend" depends on me, and being a good friend, I can't just resign like I otherwise would do. He has been gracious enough to help me keep flying while I'm on furlough and unable to find another job, and I feel I owe him while I'm still around, but until I get recalled, or start another legitimate job, I'm kinda stuck!
The fact that I'm not paid for any of this really gets me going! My family and many friends who are also friends with this "boss" don't understand why he dosn't pay me. He is very well off, and could easily afford to pay me especially since I have no income right now. I origianally said I would help him out after I was furloughed when I could (only flying I could get at the time), with my expectation he would start paying me, but that has never happened. I would ask to be paid, but he has told others he doesn't pay me cause I'm just "helping" him out.
Any one have suggestions on how to deal with this. Do I simply tell him I don't want to fly with him anymore? Even though that would leave me without a job and him mad at me? I understand no matter what I can't be made to do anything I don't feel good about by him, and if it ever got realy serious, I will walk. But how do I tell him I don't want to fly with him anymore, and cause the least damage? I don't want to ruin the relationship, or burn past bridges (as I would like to be able to use him as a reference...), but want to move on. I am also concerned that he shouldn't fly by himself, cause he will one day get himself into a big hole with no way out. It's kind of a catch-22 for me...
Thanks for any advice! Sorry for the long post, but I needed to make sure I explained the full situation.
-low&slow
somewhere in the U.S.A.