Not a sneaky bit of advertising is it Paul?
I agree, totally unfair to charge students for frost ferry flights.....the machine is already being charged to the vineyard for the return trip and at quite a nice hourly rate also. Im sure not everyone does this, but those that do.....sheesh!!
Yes there are alot of students learning to fly, and lots of new CPL's also. But it never ceased to amaze me when I was cleaning the heli's in full view of the deck with several students having coffee and talking war storys that NONE of them had the sense to come and give me a hand. Those that did were the ones that got the ferry flights and the positive praise to those that needed to know.
You have to realise that world owes you nothing. To the students that would turn up, fly and leave a dirty machine your not helping yourselves. That way wouldnt work in my operation. This is a really small industry, people talk.
Cheers
Hughesy