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#6951
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2016
Posts: 29
I fly Part 91 on the side (corporate PC-12 gigs.) Am I allowed to continue that once I am a Skywest employee?
#6952
Probably not, but I guess it would depend on how much you do on the side and how much you fly at SkyWest since that can cause legality issues if you fly too much.
#6955
Once you become more senior and get more control over your schedule, life becomes easier. One senior FO in my base pretty much flight-instructs all day every day; SKW is this dude's side job. Plenty of other dudes have other gigs such as real estate, etc...but that is super hard to do when you're on reserve, or a junior lineholder getting CN'd into 17-hour 4-days followed by an 8.5 hour 2-day. (that's 6 days of work in a row, of course.)...
#6956
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: Downward Dog
Posts: 1,875
I think SKYW is one of the few if not only airline that lets the pilots fly 91 without needing to ask permission.
But then again I like to make up things on the internet.
But then again I like to make up things on the internet.
#6958
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 122
If you make $$ on the side, flying, it interferes with 117 rest rules, I think. So if there ever was an incident and the FAA digs around, it's not on SKYW for violating them, it would be on you. And probably lose your SKYW job..? Definitely a worst case scenario.
That's my rationale to be careful with what I fly on the side.
That's my rationale to be careful with what I fly on the side.
#6959
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: I pilot
Posts: 2,049
If you make $$ on the side, flying, it interferes with 117 rest rules, I think. So if there ever was an incident and the FAA digs around, it's not on SKYW for violating them, it would be on you. And probably lose your SKYW job..? Definitely a worst case scenario.
That's my rationale to be careful with what I fly on the side.
That's my rationale to be careful with what I fly on the side.
It does say that regardless of the activity, you must be fit for duty, obviously.
#6960
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 122
Oh neat. So CFI work on the side does not count according to precedence is what I gather from that?
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