Originally Posted by
johni
Given a basic renewal in an AS355 (ie without any refresher training) is easily the best part of £2,000...that's a lot of money to find when you are a freelance pilot.
Plenty of motivation there for some logbook/licence fiddling
When you say ‘renewal’, do you mean an OPC/PC?
In the UK, this cost is covered by the helicopter operator. I can’t recall a freelance pilot being asked to cover that particular cost. Well, certainly not by any reputable operator.