WannaBeBiggles
28th Dec 2009, 22:18
During the GA boom I was chatting to a chap that flew choppers suggested it can be quite lucrative to score a gig flying with operators using your own aircraft as the hours are (somewhat) guaranteed if under contract and the flying can be rather solid.
I never thought too much about it as acquiring something along the lines of a baron or 210, plus insurances and enough reserves for incidentals, not to mention the possibility of some operators sitting on invoices or worse still, not paying at all was a scary prospect.
However, curiosity has gotten the better of me and am curious whether many (any) people actually do this?
Obviously it would require plenty of spare cash and would assume that insurances would be tricky (BYO or going under the operators insurance), but it does beg the question whether it is a worthwhile endeavor, or just a good way to spend your hard earned cash for little or no reward.
I never thought too much about it as acquiring something along the lines of a baron or 210, plus insurances and enough reserves for incidentals, not to mention the possibility of some operators sitting on invoices or worse still, not paying at all was a scary prospect.
However, curiosity has gotten the better of me and am curious whether many (any) people actually do this?
Obviously it would require plenty of spare cash and would assume that insurances would be tricky (BYO or going under the operators insurance), but it does beg the question whether it is a worthwhile endeavor, or just a good way to spend your hard earned cash for little or no reward.