How much to charge for day pilot services?

[brokeflyer]

ask for $1200 per day.....

then when he gets you down to $500 he'll be getting a good deal.

Don't go cheap, the regionals can already do that.

 

[NCherches]

...$500 a day seems high... in reality $250 a day will fill that seat with as many pilot's still floating around. I know it might not be what he/you want to hear but its simply supply and demand and it sucks!

 

[RipCurl]

Here is my thoughts on this....I know it seems like a lot of pay but, you're a professional pilot! you have an ATP. having that insurance in the seat next to a somewhat less experienced pilot is well worth every bit of $500.00 per day plus expenses. You don't pay your auto mech. 20 bucks an hour labor to change your battery cause its an easier job than changing out the brakes at a rate of 79 bucks an hour. Don't sell yourself short! They're paying you for your professionalism and experience.

Sorry, I've got to agree with jet2work here. You can ask for $500, but they'll probably just say no thanks, and that'll be the end of that opportunity. Don't do it for free, but $500 a day is pretty high for piston stuff. If you can get it, great. But I've lost more gigs than I can count by asking for what I feel is a fair wage. It's not so bad when you fly a Falcon and you're doing this on the side for fun, but when you need the work to pay rent because our industry has been flat for three years, you have to balance the market with your personal standards. Hell, I lost a steady 91 turboprop PIC contract gig because I wouldn't do it for under $400 a day. Guess what? He's got guys lining up around the corner to do it for $200. Sucks man.

 

[peter185]

As a gauge, around Texas pretty common numbers I've seen are $400/day for turboprops, $500/day for light jet, and $800/day for midsize jet. I would think $300-$400 for a piston would be fair.