Hi Vw
Being serious for a moment, I do know of people who pay over R20 000 a month to fly light turbines in SA, but they are few and far between. The trend in the country is for annual increases to be below a realistic rate. For instance, if the current official rate of inflation is 6%, in reality the cost of living is going up at a much more alarming rate and getting a 6% increase will eventually put you behind the drag curve. A mate of mine who lives down in Durban says that the freelance charter rate has only gone up this year after staying at the same rate (R1200 or R1.20 per k) for over 5 years! When the rate was put up, they didn't account for five years of inflation. Operators have a stranglehold on the industry and division among pilots always plays to their advantage. Just keep at it and oneday you will find the right job at the right salary. Its not easy, though, if you have a wife and kids.
