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Obtain commercial and instrument ratings. Maintain first or second class medical. Then you can fly your company plane under part 91 and be compensated. Just make sure your company isn't doing anything shady like transporting customers in exchange for some form of compensation.

You also have to consider what the risk management officer and the insurance carrier will say.

If you'll be flying all over the place check out https://www.pilotsnpaws.org and maybe you can help a few animals too.

The original scenario was 1.9 total time with 1.7 using a view limiting device. So that's why I specified 1.7 for the safety pilot.

Yes, neither pilot has to be instrument rated, but be wary of developing bad habits that a CFII would later have to make you unlearn. I'm assuming from your scenario that the pilot using the view limiting device is the sole manipulator for the entire flight and is acting as PIC. The safety...

Experience can lead to complacency and over-confidence.

You could probably find regionals who will take candidates with only 25 multi hours since you'd pick up what's needed while training for the ATP ride. I have a friend who did just that.

Agreed. I've logged all of my SIC safety pilot time.

A non-PIC safety pilot can log SIC time even if not acting as SIC i.e. plane requires only one pilot. Sort of like being able to log PIC time when not acting as PIC. There are unusual logging scenarios that the OP shouldn't worry about right now. An employer, however, may refuse to recognize...

You could also try flying the perimeter of the state if there's nothing else to do.

Get the booster organization to buy a plane and let you fly it.

I'm thinking about heading to Nebraska or Missouri.

Hopefully not. My auto insurer subrogated against an at-fault party and recovered my deductible (and their original payout). I hope an airplane insurer would provide the same service.

I like STP (and I've used both FBOs) although I've always had a rental car or a friend come get me so I can't comment on other transportation options. I would not recommend arriving at night since it can be difficult to spot the airport.

I use it regularly and I check the reviews. I crosscheck other sites too.