I've had three part 91/135 gigs over the last 15 years all of which I landed through reputation and a friend. It took 14 of those 15 years to "luck up" and get a descent paying job with excellent benefits, good people, averaging 12 duty days a month maybe 4 of which are overnight, 25 flying hours a month in a great piece of equipment, to multiple and continuously changing destinations, but most importantly NOT ON CALL.
I think the ideal percentage formula is about 80% business to 20% pleasure. The business guys and gals like to leave @ 8:00 am and be back home no later than 6:00 pm. and
the pleasure trips are good because you get to hang out in Aspen or the Bahamas for four days. But like they said above the numbers are always fluid, sometimes less, sometimes more.
But if Q.O.L. with the family is important to you, as it has been for me, the right part 91 or 135 gig is good way to achieve that goal. I know I've been uncommonly lucky, but in 15 years with maybe two exceptions, I've never missed a Thanksgiving, Christmas morning, a birthday party, dance recital or softball game.
And the overnight trips I've done have allowed me to experience hiking in the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Carlsbad Caverns, Mojave , and Joshua Tree National Parks. I've toured Chicago, New York, Philly, Boston, D.C., Miami, San Fran, Bozeman and a lot of awesome cities and towns in between. I've walked the beaches of the Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and multiple locations throughout the Caribbean. I've sampled Mexican, Chinese, pizza, shushi and more at local restaurants in 46 of the 50 of these Great states, which is why I'm 30 lbs thicker now than I was 15 years ago, but its been a delicious thirty lbs.
I hope all this doesn't come across as pretentious bragging, because that's not my intent, just trying to give you one pilot's experiences in Corporate/ Charter aviation.