diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 61493d391..fe7fe280f 100755
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use App\Models\Enums\JournalType;
+use App\Models\Enums\PirepState;
 use App\Models\Traits\JournalTrait;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
  * @property string           callsign
  * @property string           name
  * @property string           name_private Only first name, rest are initials
+ * @property bool             is_flying
  * @property string           email
  * @property string           password
  * @property string           api_key
@@ -66,7 +68,6 @@
  * @property Airport          location
  * @property Bid[]            bids
  *
- * @mixin \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
  * @mixin \Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable
  * @mixin \Laratrust\Traits\HasRolesAndPermissions
  */
@@ -216,6 +217,20 @@ public function atc(): Attribute
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a boolean value whether the pilot is actively flying or not.
+     *
+     * @return Attribute
+     */
+    public function isFlying(): Attribute
+    {
+        return Attribute::make(
+            get: function ($_, $attrs) {
+                return (bool) Pirep::where(['user_id' => $this->id, 'state' => PirepState::IN_PROGRESS])->count();
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return a "privatized" version of someones name - First and middle names full, last name initials
      *
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b47bf2d29..db1f0cc1b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
         "nikolaposa/version": "^4.2",
         "spatie/laravel-activitylog": "^4.7",
         "socialiteproviders/vatsim": "^5.0",
-        "socialiteproviders/ivao": "^4.0"
+        "socialiteproviders/ivao": "^4.0",
+        "mailersend/laravel-driver": "^2.6"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "barryvdh/laravel-debugbar": "^3.8.1",
diff --git a/config/mail.php b/config/mail.php
index 76ee043d8..16fa3ee9b 100755
--- a/config/mail.php
+++ b/config/mail.php
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
             'path'      => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',
         ],
 
+        'mailersend' => [
+            'transport' => 'mailersend',
+        ],
+
         'log' => [
             'transport' => 'log',
             'channel'   => env('MAIL_LOG_CHANNEL', 'stack'),