Live Experiment

Using AI to Fund a
Pilot Career

I hold a commercial pilot certificate. I need 1,500 total hours to qualify for an airline job. I have 370. At $200/hr, that's $226,000. I'm building AI bots, iOS apps, and a YouTube channel to close the gap — and tracking every dollar publicly.

✈️
369.5
Total Flight Hours
Part 135: 500 · ATP: 1,500
💰
$22.87
AI Income — All Time
KDP $7.88 · Payhip $14.99
📈
7.9
Avg Hours / Month
Last 12 months
⏱️
~17
Months to Part 135
~17 mo at 7.9 hrs/mo · 500 hrs minimum
🎯 Part 135 Minimum — Near-Term Goal 370 / 500 hours (130 remaining · ~17 months)
0 hrs 74% complete 500 hrs
✈️ Flight Hours to Airline Minimum (ATP) 370 / 1,500 hours (1,130 remaining)
0 hrs 25% complete 1,500 hrs
💸 Funding Goal Progress $22.87 / $226,000 goal
$0 Experiment started Feb 2026 $226,000

Last updated: March 2, 2026 · Follow the journey on YouTube →

☕ Support the experiment
Every dollar goes directly toward flight hours. Tracked publicly above.
☕ Buy me a coffee → flight time
Income Sources
Kalshi Weather Bot
Paper Trading
34 paper positions · Goes live after 90-day paper test
iOS Apps
🎉 FeedFare LIVE
FeedFare (App Store live!) · SpendSlap · PetFace
KDP Books
Live — 2 titles
PPL Workbook + IR Workbook on Amazon · Also on Payhip
YouTube
Building
Not yet monetized · This channel is the experiment
Open Kalshi Positions
NYC Rain — Feb 26, 2026
New York City · ≥0.1in precipitation · Resolves Feb 26
❌ Loss
YES @ 37¢ · 13 contracts · -$4.81 · No rain (0.0mm)
How the Experiment Works
01

The Problem

I need 1,130 more flight hours to reach ATP minimum. At ~$200/hr average that's roughly $226,000. Most people take a second job. I'm trying something different.

02

The Strategy

Build multiple AI-powered income streams: a Kalshi weather prediction bot, iOS apps, YouTube channel, and KDP books.

03

The Bot

A Python bot scans Kalshi weather markets, compares NOAA + Open-Meteo forecasts to market prices, and trades edges above 15¢.

04

The Transparency

Every dollar earned, every flight hour logged, every open position — posted here. Real numbers, real time, no spin.

Updates
Mar 2, 2026
🎉 FeedFare is LIVE on the App Store! Build 10 approved — "Walk More. Scroll Less." Free + premium IAP. First shipped iOS app. Download on the App Store →
Feb 26, 2026
First KDP sale. PPL Workbook sold its first paperback — $7.88 royalty. IR Workbook passed full editorial review (10 fixes applied) and is uploading to KDP. FeedFare upgraded to Expo SDK 55 + New Architecture. Kalshi bot wired with Kelly Criterion position sizing and Apple Intelligence signal review. Evening news brief cron live.
Feb 24, 2026
Dashboard animated. Progress bars, counters, and scroll animations added. Pi-hole gravity cron deployed. CI live on both app repos.
Feb 23, 2026
Experiment launched. Dashboard live. First Kalshi paper trade open: NYC rain Feb 26 at 37¢. Open-Meteo ensemble model integrated. YouTube channel in progress.
Feb 22, 2026
System restored. OpenClaw stack rebuilt from scratch. Security hardened. All crons running. Bot scanning every 30 minutes.