TXCAP4228
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We don't know enough to make a judgment here.
On the one hand, if you’re part 91 and this guy is contract then you get what you pay for when you use contract pilots. If the owner doesn't want to actually hire a pilot at a fair salary and provide the benefits that any other employee would get then either you or the owner deserve what you get by being too cheap to hire a pilot. Let’s be honest, either you or the owner have opted not to hire a pilot because its more convenient for you not to hire one. So, in exchange for that, you need to accept that sometimes your pilot will not fly for you if it’s not convenient to him or her. It’s that simple. It frustrates me to see owners buy a jet that they’re not even remotely qualified to fly themselves, choose not to accept the expense of hiring a crew and keeping that crew current, and then complain when they suddenly can’t make a trip in their own jet at any damn time they please.
Having said that…
On the other hand, it is without a doubt unprofessional to cancel on short notice. That does not obviate your culpability in not caring enough to hire a full time pilot, but yes, it’s not professional. More than that, though, if this guy IS a full time pilot, if you’re paying for his training & currency, and if you’re paying him a fair salary….then dump him.
On the one hand, if you’re part 91 and this guy is contract then you get what you pay for when you use contract pilots. If the owner doesn't want to actually hire a pilot at a fair salary and provide the benefits that any other employee would get then either you or the owner deserve what you get by being too cheap to hire a pilot. Let’s be honest, either you or the owner have opted not to hire a pilot because its more convenient for you not to hire one. So, in exchange for that, you need to accept that sometimes your pilot will not fly for you if it’s not convenient to him or her. It’s that simple. It frustrates me to see owners buy a jet that they’re not even remotely qualified to fly themselves, choose not to accept the expense of hiring a crew and keeping that crew current, and then complain when they suddenly can’t make a trip in their own jet at any damn time they please.
Having said that…
On the other hand, it is without a doubt unprofessional to cancel on short notice. That does not obviate your culpability in not caring enough to hire a full time pilot, but yes, it’s not professional. More than that, though, if this guy IS a full time pilot, if you’re paying for his training & currency, and if you’re paying him a fair salary….then dump him.