recommend a good side business?

[bobbysamd]

Pilot side jobs

i was just curious what some of the members do to keep busy and make some extra cash on side when they are not flying?

We had MAPD students who were substitute teachers. The quals are surprisingly low; not one had a state teaching credential and possibly not their four-year degrees.

We had one poster long ago who was an L.P.N. before he started flying. I don't recall all the details, but he apparently was an agency nurse or something who could take assignments on his days off.

There are those who sell real estate and start up businesses. Of course, the ultimate pilot side business would have to be United's Kit Darby's Air, Inc.! With the ton of money he makes off Air, Inc., why would he need a flying job.

Hope that helps a little.

 

[I.P. Freley]

Of course, the ultimate pilot side business would have to be United's Kit Darby's Air, Inc.! With the ton of money he makes off Air, Inc., why would he need a flying job.

Why... To pay for his girlfriend's car, of course. After she was furloughed, ya know.

 

[qmaster3]

How does one become a yacht captain?I would imagine job stability isn't to good.

Once you've been to sea, you'll always have a job.



Psysicx, you have a lot of ?? You could be a Harbor pilot. They make a lot more than airline pilots, but you couldn't be in it for the $$.

 

[slowto250]

i was just curious what some of the members do to keep busy and make some extra cash on side when they are not flying?

Most of today's pilots could profit substantially from hanging around bathrooms in Key West.
In doing so, they could also raise their level of self respect.

Have you looked at the average driver's W-2 lately ?

 

[Username_here]

When I'm not flying, or reading on this addicting site I throw boxes for DHL. Those uppity FedEx basta ds wouldn't hire me. Works out nice cause it's night and 2nd and 3rd shifts when normal people sleep.

 

[bobbysamd]

Good choice

When I'm not flying, or reading on this addicting site I throw boxes for DHL. Those uppity FedEx basta ds wouldn't hire me. Works out nice cause it's night and 2nd and 3rd shifts when normal people sleep.

. . . and, who knows? Your job could put you in contact with people who could help you get a flying job with DHL.

 

[Beertini]

Those uppity FedEx basta ds wouldn't hire me.

Username-

You will have to forgive me for visualizing....
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SCENE: Interview room. Applicant speaking with HR department...

USERNAME: Are you uppisty FedEx basta?!s going to give me a job, or what?

FEDEX HR GUY: Ummm, have you tried DHL?

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Just kidding!

Beertini

 

[AcroChik]

I trade biotech stocks for my own account...

...not someting I recommend for casual investors...

and do editorial work for a financial markets research and analysis providor that sells their product to hedge funds and private investors.

The income allows me to supplement my CFI diet of ramen with the occassional slice of pizza.

 

[AcroChik]

Continuation Of Post, Above

Not sure how I messed up and didn't post the entire thing..., the rest goes like this:

I got my job, which is, essentially, assisting in the researching and writing of analytic reports in the investment field, via the internet. Though the woman who owns the business is just across the Hudson in New Jersey, we've never met.

Because I can do it from home in otherwise free time, it fits easly with my instructing schedule and is a valuable supplement to my rather slender CFI income.

There are a lot of highly skilled pilots and other aviation professionals who post on this forum. I'm sure there are professional newsletters and other sorts of publications that need editorial, fact-checking, technical and writing work done to make their products better, more accurate, more competitive, etc.

For people who enjoy tracking down facts and writing about what interests them, this could be a pretty good income opportunity.

I got the job by emailing to the publisher a very short cover letter, sample of my work and a resume (all as non-executable files - which are often deleted). It was that simple. If I can do it, you can do it.