can a person fly for a non jet airline in the USA and go to college. make request to fly at night and weekends

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and holidays

Answer 1

No, and for very valid reasons. Pilots are limited by law to the hours they can put on the job, and are required by federal laws to be rested. It isn't a job like stocking shelves part-time at the grocery store.

Answer 2

So whats your question?
Looks like you need to take a couple english classes, and maybe some spelling 101 with your hottie girlfriend thats a pre-school teacher? Your under 20. I can tell. Need to see what you can do today to accomplish those goals that are wandering in your head. Do not get anything what you just asked but, I'll give it a try.

In order for you to fly;
Commercial License, Usually fly Jets. Learjet, Boeing, MD, etc.

Private License, fly what ever you want, however you cannot fly for an airline company as listed above.

If wanting to start a flight "sale" airplane rides, someday, it would be better if you had your commercial license.

College first, dreams come after college. Seriously. Astronauts? Doctrins Degree for Aeronautical Science at UCLA. Plus 4-10 years of extra training.....

Answer 3

Probably not. You are talking about commuter and/or regional airlines, and they require their flight crews to fly on their schedule. Generally, their schedules are heaviest during the morning and early afternoons through early evening, acting as "feeders" connecting smaller communities with major airline hubs. Thus, there is relatively little demand for night commuter operations, and these smaller airlines are very cost-conscious, demanding the maximum utility from their crews. As a result, commuter and regional flight crew typically fly from dawn to a bit after dusk, and you fly at the airline's schedule. That doesn't leave a lot of room for your request. On the other hand, depending on where you're going to college, you may be able to get a job flying freight with a local or regional freight-hauler (not an outfit like FedEx, though, as they look for highly experienced pilots willing to fly from about 10 PM to 6 AM, based in Nashville, out and back every night in heavy equipment). This will, likely, entail flying in all kinds of terrible weather at night, in possibly marginally or poorly maintained aircraft, at low pay. It will also take its toll on your grades, as you will be tired all day, with little or no sleep at night, and little or no time to study.

BTW, the airline industry in the U.S. is primarily based on seniority, and that includes bidding trips. As a new hire, you probably will get the "junk" trips - including night, weekends and holidays over the more difficult routes and to the least desirable locations. However, you'll have to take whatever trips are handed out to you, and that will probably include a lot of weekday trips, as discussed earlier. Also, if you go looking for a "night/weekend/holiday" flying job from any airline, you won't even be offered an interview, as they need to be sure that all their pilots are available on a very flexible schedule in order to meet the needs of the airline.

Finish college, and you can build some time during college by flight instructing, flying skydivers on weekends, etc. You're better off looking for "airline" jobs after graduation, when you can pay primary attention to your job - that's what the airlines (of any size) are looking for.