Can a pilot have two jobs/careers?

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MDT06

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I'm in the mortgage industry. I have a customber base and I simply take the calls, sell the loan, and send to a processing center. The call/e-mail and selling part takes 20 minutes and a few e-mails until closing. I was wondering if airline pilots are allow to have a second career/job. 95% of my work is done by e-mail, which now I do from my cell phone. Are there any pilots in this forum with two careers? My time is as flexible as it can be, since it is internet based.

Thanks,
 
MDT06 said:
I'm in the mortgage industry. I have a customber base and I simply take the calls, sell the loan, and send to a processing center. The call/e-mail and selling part takes 20 minutes and a few e-mails until closing. I was wondering if airline pilots are allow to have a second career/job. 95% of my work is done by e-mail, which now I do from my cell phone. Are there any pilots in this forum with two careers? My time is as flexible as it can be, since it is internet based.

Thanks,
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How do I get started in a job like that? I need it for my hours in college and my current job are killing me. Yes, a pilot can have two jobs/careers most airline pilots do this in order to pay the bills.(Gotta pay that Ferrari note somehow!) :D
 
me too! i'd love to not be hooked to a desk/office.

you can do two jobs, it's all based on time & skill management.
 
Sure you can. You'll be spending enough idle time sitting in hotels you can very likely manage a business on the side. Alot of folks (including myself) also are in the reserves. It doesn't leave much time for a family life, but it's doable.

While many of our reservists are airline pilots, many folks have civilian jobs in a completely unrelated field and more or less fly in the reserves because they love serving and they love flying.

Some even fly for the airlines, fly in the guard/reserve, AND run their own business (selling stocks, insurance, etc) on the side. Whatever floats your boat.
 
As others have said, yes its very easy practical to have two jobs while flying. Especially if your work is based around email and cell phone as you say it is. Your biggest obstacle will be during initial indoc, where most of your free time will be spent studying or practicing flows.

I serve in the guard, but thats easy to do because my work HAS to give me the days off. But here is a list of other jobs/careers of airline pilots that i know or have met...

firefighter, real estate agent, rental property owner, coldstone creamery franchisee, PODS franchisee, COffee shop franchisee, Insurance agent, substitute teacher, and there was even a guy who ran an internet porn site. I am sure there are others that are waiters/bartenders as well as a plethora of other odd jobs. I help my friend in their warehouses filling orders sometimes on my days off.

The more senior you get, the easier it will be to juggle both.
 
especially if you work for a 135 caravan feeder for UPS/DHL like martinaire or equivilent. They have you fly out in the morning, cool your heels and then fly back in the evening. easily could work a job in between that time. so long as it is located where you fly to. ;)
 
I find that thinking about airplanes all the time stresses me out. So I am looking for a second income, really more for something to do with my off time, rather than more money. But more money is good too. My dad and I are getting trying to learn some real estate and how to take advantage of the downturn. I fly with a guy who is an insurance appraiser, and just sits in his hotel room and does his work on the laptop. So if you want a second income, go for it! I recommend it. Or even if its just a hobby to get your mind off aviation when you're at home.
 
It's doable--as long as you don't need to physically be somewhere at a certain time. Sounds like a perfect 2nd job to me!
BTW, I substitute teach at a preschool I worked at before starting my new career as a FA. It's not steady, but more times than not I work at least 2 days during the week. Helps pay the bills and that's the main thing. Good luck!
 
minitour said:
Are you hiring?

I'd love to have a 2nd job like that.

How do you get started?

-mini
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You see, I'm not going to sell you a mortage. I'm going to do you one better and sell you a kit that teaches you to sell mortgages. AND, you'll get full licensing rights to re-sell similar kits. Once you sell 5 kits you start making money on kits they sell, and so on and so on. It's a really great deal.
 
Sim instructors, real estate, and aircraft brokerage all seem to be popular 2nd jobs airline pilots. Heck I even know a guy that buys and sells livestock on the road!
 
minitour said:
Are you hiring?

I'd love to have a 2nd job like that.

How do you get started?

-mini
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I think this is what he does:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos018.htm

If you do it on your own you have to be really good at networking and developing ties with real estate agents, brokers, etc. Just like anything what you put in is what you get out of it. You also have to be willing to spend significant money on advertising, especially in todays environment.
 
I knew of someone who flew for Continental and was an FAA qualified pilot examiner and did checkrides on his day off. 3 checkides easily made him $800. Not a big gig if you ask me.
 
blee256 said:
As others have said, yes its very easy practical to have two jobs while flying. Especially if your work is based around email and cell phone as you say it is. Your biggest obstacle will be during initial indoc, where most of your free time will be spent studying or practicing flows.

I serve in the guard, but thats easy to do because my work HAS to give me the days off. But here is a list of other jobs/careers of airline pilots that i know or have met...

firefighter, real estate agent, rental property owner, coldstone creamery franchisee, PODS franchisee, COffee shop franchisee, Insurance agent, substitute teacher, and there was even a guy who ran an internet porn site.
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Adding to that list: lawyer, truck driver, family practice doctor, nurse practitioner, and dentist.
 
Wheelsup knows what he is talking about. You don't need advertising really, it hardly works. I have a customer database that I built over 5 years so I get business from there. If you are starting new, is like everything else in life, you get what you put in. One great thing, you don't have to be attached to a desk from 9 to 5. Anyone that has some finance knowledge or simply is a good sales person could do it. Adds are against you, but tell me about any career where adds are not againts you and you could make good money. Very few make it to good paying jobs, including lawyers, doctors, pilots (long term), dentists, etc. but that is the simple reason why they pay well.
 
srleslie said:
I knew of someone who flew for Continental and was an FAA qualified pilot examiner and did checkrides on his day off. 3 checkides easily made him $800. Not a big gig if you ask me.
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Chicago pilots probably know a certain retired United captain who has done the same thing... 100+ checkrides a year adds up fast.
 
bhh1128 said:
Chicago pilots probably know a certain retired United captain who has done the same thing... 100+ checkrides a year adds up fast.
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Wouldn't this count toward the total amount of time the guy can fly per week/month/year? Would the airlines allow that?
 
srleslie said:
Wouldn't this count toward the total amount of time the guy can fly per week/month/year? Would the airlines allow that?
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I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure DE's aren't logging any time on any checkride. They are literally a passenger. I remember my private checkride I logged PIC. I don't remember my Multi but I would assume it would be the same.
 
srleslie: Well he's retired. But no. The examiner is not "flying" during a check flight. He's not acting as PIC. I guess you could say it in this way: he's excercising the priviledges of his designated examiner certificate.

Is why you don't need a 2nd class medical certificate to be an examiner too.
 
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