Pilot Employment in the Gig Economy

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And the biggest danger of the ‘gig economy’ is.......

.....the degradation of flight safety levels from using temporary crews. It will cater for/permit a fickle mindset and a lack of pride/ownership and service.
Please do not harp on about ‘professionalism’ as the last time I saw pilot jobs in jeopardy there were very few pilots behaving like professionals - behaved more like ‘rats on a sinking ship’ or an Italian cruise ship captain!

The rights or wrongs of having to pay for a TR are neither here nor there. That is a side issue which becomes insignificant when you consider the unintended consequences. You get what you pay for and the market will dictate. It could still be seen as a good investment by the pilot if a long period of work was guaranteed and it appears Helispeed is providing some form of guarantee.
It is another layer of ‘sub-contracting’ where professionalism, pride, service, working relationships and Flight Safety will also suffer.