What do other freelance mechanics charge on corporate aircraft.
Am working on a King Air 90, a 200 and a P-Baron for a company I am getting some fill in pilot work from.
Am acting as an assistant to the regular mechanic who has fantastic experience on the aircraft but is tired and doesn't get the jobs done as quick as with me there helping him or at his direction.
They already asked me to take his position but I said no I'm not going to take his work but I will work with him.
I haven't told him I took to bat for him.
He is handling the sign offs.
I am doing most of the heavy work and learning a great deal from him.
My shop rate 10 years ago at my little 1500 sq foot shop I only paid 500 a month for with no liability insurance was 35 and hour.
But this is at their hangar. Paid by check via end of month invoice with no benefits or weekly or monthly gurantee, no taxes taken out, just paid out the door with 1099 and W-9.
We haven't work out a price for work yet whether paid by the day the hour or job.
But I have done 8 days of work so far and they know they need me to complete the jobs on time.
No other guys like me around this area.
What are the rates out there now for this type of work.
When sitting right seat in a King Air for em doing nothing but preflight throwing the gear and catering am getting 250 a day because they paid for my King Air initial. (Couple of the customers need two pilots for their insurance.)
But as a mechanic with hands hurting using much background and experience it has always seemed silly to get more sitting right seat doing 1 or 2 flights per day.
Am working on a King Air 90, a 200 and a P-Baron for a company I am getting some fill in pilot work from.
Am acting as an assistant to the regular mechanic who has fantastic experience on the aircraft but is tired and doesn't get the jobs done as quick as with me there helping him or at his direction.
They already asked me to take his position but I said no I'm not going to take his work but I will work with him.
I haven't told him I took to bat for him.
He is handling the sign offs.
I am doing most of the heavy work and learning a great deal from him.
My shop rate 10 years ago at my little 1500 sq foot shop I only paid 500 a month for with no liability insurance was 35 and hour.
But this is at their hangar. Paid by check via end of month invoice with no benefits or weekly or monthly gurantee, no taxes taken out, just paid out the door with 1099 and W-9.
We haven't work out a price for work yet whether paid by the day the hour or job.
But I have done 8 days of work so far and they know they need me to complete the jobs on time.
No other guys like me around this area.
What are the rates out there now for this type of work.
When sitting right seat in a King Air for em doing nothing but preflight throwing the gear and catering am getting 250 a day because they paid for my King Air initial. (Couple of the customers need two pilots for their insurance.)
But as a mechanic with hands hurting using much background and experience it has always seemed silly to get more sitting right seat doing 1 or 2 flights per day.
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