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Sure like to know where you found that job.
 
800-1,000 per day, plus expenses, would be my guess. It could be a lot less, or more, depending on the operation. I know a person that does 767 and 727 contract work to the tune of 500-700 per day. Evidently, it's a fairly competitive position as there are more than a few retired and furloughed 121 guys with that type of experience.
 
The BBJ is a tough contract market due to all the airline 737 guys willing to do trips for next to nothing.
There is no difference between Captain and FO pay in the contract world. Recurrent training costs the same for a Captain as it does for an FO. A reputable operator should be paying at least $1500 a day plus expenses and would never ask you to take less if you are sitting in the right seat.
 
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Seriously, I make 500/day on a 25,000# bizjet. 800/day on a 35,000# bizjet.
 
There is no difference between Captain and FO pay in the contract world.

Not true. My friend is typed on the Gulfstream 550, it took him 3 months to break into the 91 corporate world with zero time in type. And now that he's in, everyone around the world will only pay him $800-$1,000 per day, compared to the experienced G550 captains he's flying with making $1,400 and $1,800 (domestic/int'l respectively) per day. Everyone is telling him after he gets 100-200 hours in type, then he'll make the higher pay. He's flown trips for London based companies, Dubai and a G550 out of Bermuda. All say the same thing.

And as far as the BBJ talk in this thread is concerned, I know a couple guys with SIC types and they don't make the same as the captains either, and the training does not cost the same.

I've also repositioned a B-747 from Nigeria to California Part 91. I'm type rated and I had 820 hours on the 747 at the time. I got $1,000 per day and the captain with much more experience charged them $2,000 per day.
 
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a family member manages a bbj
If you’re a family member it’s probably the “family member” rate. My guess; $250.00 a week and BBQ and beer after the flight along with the opportunity to help fix the fence and plan the addition to the game room.
 
Not true. My friend is typed on the Gulfstream 550, it took him 3 months to break into the 91 corporate world with zero time in type. And now that he's in, everyone around the world will only pay him $800-$1,000 per day, compared to the experienced G550 captains he's flying with making $1,400 and $1,800 (domestic/int'l respectively) per day. Everyone is telling him after he gets 100-200 hours in type, then he'll make the higher pay. He's flown trips for London based companies, Dubai and a G550 out of Bermuda. All say the same thing.

And as far as the BBJ talk in this thread is concerned, I know a couple guys with SIC types and they don't make the same as the captains either, and the training does not cost the same.

I've also repositioned a B-747 from Nigeria to California Part 91. I'm type rated and I had 820 hours on the 747 at the time. I got $1,000 per day and the captain with much more experience charged them $2,000 per day.


I can see someone making less due to inexperience in type. It also make sense for a guy with an SIC type to not make captain pay since hes not captain qualified. However, a type rated and qualifed pilot should expect to see fair market contract pay weather he is PIC or SIC.

Things may be a little different with a 747 or 737, but in aircraft designed to be a corporate jet, you typically cant just go to flight safety and get an SIC recurrent, they charge the same as PIC.

Thats terrific if someones airline pays for the recurrent, just dont forget that when you take pay that is less than standard, you are really screwing someone who is actually in this business as their sole means of income. If they own a BBJ, they know how much the pilots make, and shouldnt expect to pay anything less.
 
If you’re a family member it’s probably the “family member” rate. My guess; $250.00 a week and BBQ and beer after the flight along with the opportunity to help fix the fence and plan the addition to the game room.

ha ha, that is why i am asking! spot on!
 

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