Originally Posted by
Clare Prop
What does ICUS cost an operator if it’s not a full load? Absolutely nothing.
Absolutely nothing if the pilot has agreed to work for free ... surely those days are gone?
Check flight for suitability, surely you don’t pay an interviewing candidate?
Said candidate passes check flight, employed and give them the ICUS needed, ok so what is the cost? Ok yes a second pilots wage and time. No different to an airline, ya join ya fly with training Captains, ya get let loose. The cost of business.
Oh and we didn’t expect a perfect performance in a 210 check flight for a 150 hour pilot. It was more about attitude, preparation and ability to listen and learn, again pretty similar to an airline sim interview ride. If check pilot said yes then we would invest the time, funnily pilots rarely left unless it was for bigger better higher faster, ie the airlines.