MEIs..what would you charge for this?

[mynameisjim]

gives me a good second income(almost doubles what I make at the regional).

DONT BE SCARED TO CHARGE WHAT YOU ARE WORTH!

Hmm. It seems to me that you need to take your own advice. Whoring yourself out to a regional for nearly nothing while 'raising the bar' at your local airport.

 

[siucavflight]

Hmm. It seems to me that you need to take your own advice. Whoring yourself out to a regional for nearly nothing while 'raising the bar' at your local airport.

Point taken. But at the regional I do not set the pay for myself, as a freelance instructor I could.

 

[svcta]

I wouldn't expose myself to anything like this for less than three figures an hour. Honestly I would approach this like a contract gig: Daily rate. Light jets that I'm typed in bring me $500/day plus expenses at least. For a cabin class piston twin I'd still be afer a couple hundred a day. Minimum. It's an insurance issue, and you're the man. If you look at the cost of an insurance checkout of a couple thousand dollars relative to the aquisition cost of the A/C you're talking about VERY small percentages. Don't be shy, get what you're worth. Anything less and you're not a professional, just a drain on the industry.

 

[siucavflight]

I wouldn't expose myself to anything like this for less than three figures an hour. Honestly I would approach this like a contract gig: Daily rate. Light jets that I'm typed in bring me $500/day plus expenses at least. For a cabin class piston twin I'd still be afer a couple hundred a day. Minimum. It's an insurance issue, and you're the man. If you look at the cost of an insurance checkout of a couple thousand dollars relative to the aquisition cost of the A/C you're talking about VERY small percentages. Don't be shy, get what you're worth. Anything less and you're not a professional, just a drain on the industry.

Yes, good point, think of it as a day rate. I had a client who bought a Malibu, and was looking for a pilot in it, usually about 3 times a month, paid me 400 a day regardless if it was an hour trip or an all day event.

 

[Princedietrich]

These two make excellent points.

How about a plan like this: charge him a flat daily rate of a few hundred that will cover up to a certain number of hours in the day. beyond that certain number, an additional hourly rate of "overtime" of 100 or so per hour.

 

[siucavflight]

These two make excellent points

Which two? What?

 

[toflyseeme]

Tough to really give a "blanket" answer to you dilemma, insasmuch as you didn't say whether or not the guy has an AMEL with instr. privileges or not, how much AMEL time he has, how much MEI time you have, especially in C-340's, the part of the country you live in, etc. Having given several thousand checkrides though,and if you're an experienced MEI , I wouldn't give my timeaway in a C-340 for anything less than$150/hr.I had an electrician at my house last week-end and he charged me $99/hr., portal to portal! Here's the bottom line though, if you think the guy is a jerk, don't even bother with him as there is too much of a chance for the "halo effect" to seep in and potentially taint the training. Good luck"

 

[Black Hawk]

$200/day plus expenses

 

[timeoff]

I'd say that is way low. Here in FL, Cirrus training in the customer's plane is $425/day plus expenses.

You are in a unique position because you have virtually no competition. I am not an MEI yet, but I sure as heck wouldn't charge a sub-$100/hr rate for instruction that nobody else in the area could perform.

Charge accordingly.

 

[Black Hawk]

I'd say that is way low. Here in FL, Cirrus training in the customer's plane is $425/day plus expenses.

You are in a unique position because you have virtually no competition. I am not an MEI yet, but I sure as heck wouldn't charge a sub-$100/hr rate for instruction that nobody else in the area could perform.

Charge accordingly.

Hey, all power to anyone that can get that for a days work.

 

[siucavflight]

Hey, all power to anyone that can get that for a days work.

It is not that hard, if someone can buy a Cirrus, they can pay for a professional flight instructor. I was amazed to find what I could charge.

 

[Andrew_VT]

and I am still doing that part time, gives me a good second income(almost doubles what I make at the regional).

I thought a regional or any airline "owned" all of your professional flying. Has something to do with flight time limits among other things. I'm not going to tell on you or anything, just like to hear what you have to say on the topic. I'm still a CFI but have already resigned myself to no more instucting after I get a part 121 job (or even some 135s). Is there hope?

 

[PDH]

Geez, this sounds like an Ebay auction.....what did we start out with? 50.00?

 

[siucavflight]

I thought a regional or any airline "owned" all of your professional flying. Has something to do with flight time limits among other things. I'm not going to tell on you or anything, just like to hear what you have to say on the topic. I'm still a CFI but have already resigned myself to no more instucting after I get a part 121 job (or even some 135s). Is there hope?

You are exactly right. Now that I am flying for the regionals I do not do any primary instruction, which means that the guy that I am flying with is PIC, I also do not log any of the time that I am giving instruction. And it is still a grey area, but it can be done, and I did clear it with the chief pilots office. I dont think that you would be able to do any 135 flying at all.

 

[Andrew_VT]

Thanks, there is hope. I think you hit the nail on head with the "still a grey area" comment though unfortunately. Talking to the chief pilot when I'm in a position to do so seems like the right idea. Thanks again.