The plane I'm flying requires one, read and understand what I wrote!! I can log every bit of my time, I passed a Part 135 check ride just like the PICs on the plane I'm flying. Like I said before I am not taking anybody's job so you and your "wife" are the drag in the proffession by taking the low paying jobs, I can tell you are not very happy with your job wishing for better pay but you did it to yourself that's the diffrence between you and I, I'm not gonna make the mistakes you old timers made, that's why I'm not doing it the old schools way.
Passing on real estate is the dumbest thing I ever heard. I can buy a nice twin, paid off, if I want, but why? I can get it done cheaper, my job is there just waiting for me. If you and your wife ever are out of a job you are gonna wish you would be doing real estate, if you do it right, it will give you plenty of money and lots of free time.
" WE COULD ALWAYS START HAVING OUR FOs PAY US FOR LETTING THEM RIDE ALONG"
http://forums.flightinfo.com/images/icons/icon21.gif Sound like you require to have FOs, and you are making it sound like you own the business, either way you make no sense.
No hard feelings. GOOD FLYING!!!!!