Part time work ideas on reserve...

[svcta]

Hey, gang,
Here's the deal. I'm working for my old company flying cargo while on furlough. We only do last minute freight, so I have a lot of spare time on my hands whilst waiting for a phone call to go flying. Does anyone have some ideas on ways to capitalize on all of this free time with some kind of part-time work? Something with no set schedule, of course. I'm racking my brain and can't come up with anything worth while.

 

[AirportBum]

I know some guys that have done substitute teaching. This will of course depend on your reserve call-out time, and where you live. In my area they are getting 75 bucks a day. Just a thought

 

[Rogue5]

Two words: Halo 2.

 

[Stick Man]

Best Buy - flexible and great discounts.

 

[Justino]

Ebay sales. See you should sell things you don't need anymore, like all the clothes you own except those that fit into your wheeled carry on bag!
ahhaah

Have a great holiday

J

 

[svcta]

teaching, eh?

Subbing, you say. How do they look upon it when you walk out on a class full of pizza-faced english students to fly a box of alternators to Waterloo? Seriously. I have a call out time that is about an hour or so. So I have to be ready. Do you know if this is still an option?

 

[sluminginpit]

I first year at my regional I spent commuting from SEA - PIT, sat on reserve and flew 165hrs the whole year. I went to Bob Evans, and waited tables. Explained my situation about my call out and it worked great. If I got called I would leave. I also did'nt do any side work, washing of dishes or cleaning, said I had to be able to go without a shower. Belive it or not I made more waitering than flying.

Good luck, pay attention to your "dues" account, so you don't pay to much

 

[Smacktard]

Hey, gang,
Here's the deal. I'm working for my old company flying cargo while on furlough. We only do last minute freight, so I have a lot of spare time on my hands whilst waiting for a phone call to go flying. Does anyone have some ideas on ways to capitalize on all of this free time with some kind of part-time work? Something with no set schedule, of course. I'm racking my brain and can't come up with anything worth while.

Just talk to any 28 year old regional captain, according to them anybody can make 55-65k a year waiting tables or flipping burgers. At least that's what they all tell me.

 

[laser]

Independent paint contracting gives you the flexibility you need, is easy to figure out, and can make a decent amount of money. I did some painting while I was a flight instructor, and from time to time, actually think about getting back into it. You need a bit of an entrepreneurial spirit to get into this, and having a partner makes it easier - especially considering your get away factor.

You can bid jobs for a specific price, or do labor plus materials. You can probably afford to lowball the quotes at the beginning (it just reduces your hourly rate, but you still walk away with a set amount). Look around your house, estimate the time for various projects and practice "bidding" jobs. I used to base my projects with estimates of $15 hour (10 years ago).

If you decide to do it, simply tell everyone you know, and you'd be surprised by the power of word of mouth. People hate to paint.

 

[great cornholio]

If you have your CDL you can drive concrete trucks. My buddy does this. The truck can't go too far from the mixing site or else it will all dry up in the truck. So if you find a mixing site close to your airport you will pretty much always be within one hour of the airport. The company he works for was really cool about the call out thing and he hasn't had a problem yet. When he gets called he just drives back to the truck yard and parks the truck. He makes almost twice as much driving the truck than he does in the plane.

 

[tangodelta21]

I've done the Sub thing here in the D/FW area and it's not bad at all. Most HS teacher that I subbed for only had 3-5 classes and lunch room duty, over all pretty easy. Alot of the kids have a fat lunch money roll so if you can deal Blackjack that will augment your income. I've also done the Bartender/Bouncer thing but that was when I had a set run. After the first of the year I'm going to start my GIA certification process to start grading Diamonds and other precious stones to buy and sell. Now that is where you'll make some $$$

 

[pilotmyf]

See what you can get in the way of food stamps and welfare,

You might be surprised

 

[hotwing]

I worked as a paramedic in the ER at a local hospital...

 

[dingo222]

Money Laundering and fre lance mafia hitmen have flex hrs and are always in need. Part time gang member, tatoo artist? lol Just dont fall for the Reserve/Guard one weekend a month, two weeks a year. That one bit me in the butt... hard! Good luck!

 

[Propsync]

FedEx, FedEx, FedEx. Ground, Express, Freight, Custom Critical, UPS. Anyone that understands your need for flexibility. Aviation companies like the above would greatly help, though I've been with FedEx Ground (Well, Roadway Package System, RPS a Caliber Company, RPS an FDX company, FedEx Ground) eight years, but I hear that won't help me. It's okay, I don't have the PIC yet, but I hope of opportunities for those that work within the umbrella at some point. I "hear" Express is the only real "in". Take this crap post for all it's worth.

 

[gravey]

My friend just introduced me to a 32 year old company called Pre-Paid Legal Services, and so far it works great for reserve or long overnights and has a lot of income potential. You might look into it. PM me if you have any questions.

Gravey

 

[fly-by-wire]

Part time work

Almost made more money delivering misconnected bags than flying for my old airline. Worked out great, I would get in from a trip, load up my truck and deliver bags for a few hours. Easy money. Weather and god awful airline = a steady supply of bags. Did it about 10 years ago so not sure if it's still possible, check it out.

 

[lamank]

Good idea with the bags....

Just heard a story on NPR a few days ago about a company that is doing this on the west coast (SFO I think, but they are tesing it in otehr cities too). The big thing now is that they also pick bags up for departing PAX at home/office. They have some deal with TSA and the airlines to meet all of the security req's. The PAX love it. They are willing to pay the money to avoid the TSA hassle (about $40 if I remember right). In any case, it might be worth checking out, because the big selling point with them is "all of our drivers have had a security screening and are TSA approved". You are too. Even FAA approved!


....actually could be a little scary now that I think about it...