Is it Possible-Fly and own a business?

FlyMarines09

FlyMarines09

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I'm pretty business savvy and I would LOVE to have a small business in aviation one day, but if after further research turns out to be totally unfeasable, I would like to have a plan B and C...

Which leads me to me questios: Could I buy an airplane (Like a Citation II or even a 421) and have it added to a charter compainies OPSpecs and fly that aircraft as a charter pilot with that company? I realize that it's necessarily cost effective, but I am curious
I'm also curious if it's realistic to fly full time for any air carrier (91, 121, 135) and operate a business full time as well to supplement income? Does anyone on here do that now?
 
What kind of business are you in? I'm thinking something in either grounds maintenance or logistics- of course aviation is plan A. (aircraft chater) Do you fly 135, 91 or 121?
 
We have a floater pilot at baron that runs a successful construction/contracting business on the side. He bought a Cherokee six and usually if he has to cover for someone will fly that out, at the $0.51/mile baron pays for mileage I figure he maybe breaks even on fuel costs, but it let's him spend more time at home.
 
FlyMarines09 said:
What kind of business are you in? I'm thinking something in either grounds maintenance or logistics- of course aviation is plan A. (aircraft chater) Do you fly 135, 91 or 121?
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I manufacture remote control airplanes.

I'm a 121 guy.
 
I flew with an F/O at my charter job who somehow managed to run a contracting/home construction business on the side. No idea how he did it with that schedule, but with a 121/air ambo/scheduled 135, I can see how it can be done. Not comfortably, or easily, but feasible, I think, with a very capable (and loyal) second bannana.
 
ASpilot2be said:
I want to run a snow removal business on the side eventually.
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I did that before. I put a half assed sign up and I averaged an extra couple hundred per week last winter when there was snow on the ground. All the profits went to chiropractic adjustments the following spring
 
They do make plow trucks... ya know?

You can be a pilot and business owner. On credit card applications you'd put down two jobs:

Slave/ Prostitute for ABC Airlines
Prostitute/ Slave for DEF Proprietorship

@ Tram: I would like to receive information on your R/C Airplane Manufacture. Thanks!
 
A150K said:
I did that before. I put a half assed sign up and I averaged an extra couple hundred per week last winter when there was snow on the ground. All the profits went to chiropractic adjustments the following spring
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I am planning on buying a loader and a plow truck.
 
If you bid correctly, you can cook up a LOT of meth on your days off.

But then you've got to worry about junkies stalking you at employee parking.
 
I have a fairly successful residential construction business on the side. Mostly interior trim/doors/cabinets, but some remodel stuff too. I also plow snow as a sub for some other guys in town. We're 2 weeks on 2 weeks off though, so that makes it much easier.
 
Cessna414JJB said:
They do make plow trucks... ya know?

You can be a pilot and business owner. On credit card applications you'd put down two jobs:

Slave/ Prostitute for ABC Airlines
Prostitute/ Slave for DEF Proprietorship

@ Tram: I would like to receive information on your R/C Airplane Manufacture. Thanks!
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Plow Trucks? Those are for pansies *For the love of god, bring me a pain killer and a heating pad*
 
A150K said:
Plow Trucks? Those are for pansies *For the love of god, bring me a pain killer and a heating pad*
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For small driveways shovels are easy. Any sort of length and a plow truck is more effective. Especially when you get a foot of snow at a time.
 
ASpilot2be said:
For small driveways shovels are easy. Any sort of length and a plow truck is more effective. Especially when you get a foot of snow at a time.
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Heck, If I were doing alot of drive ways in a short period of time, I'd much rather have a plow to get the big stuff, then use a shovel to clear the minor details.
 
A150K said:
Heck, If I were doing alot of drive ways in a short period of time, I'd much rather have a plow to get the big stuff, then use a shovel to clear the minor details.
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Good way to do it.
 
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