Originally Posted by
Hughes500
I challenge anyone who actually runs a helicopter company ( I do with 6 machines ) to tell me what would happen if they doubled their charge out rate It is easy to charge what you want when you are a monopoly position.
How does the cost of optional pilot training materially affect the charge out rate of a training operation?
From what has been stated above, actual operational expenses have been kept flat.
Since the pandemic have your rates and salaries remained flat?
To put costs into perspective, in the tech sector to maintain certification levels, ones that are not overly complex we have to spend in excess of $2000 per 3 day, remotely administered course. Multiplied by 3 per person, per year.
Even if it were mandatory to attend Robinson's training every two years, that is $75 per month excluding expenses.
If you are doing this as a contractor it would be also be tax deductible.
I am really struggling to understand how this could be considered a material cost in the greater scheme of things.