Midland £3,100,000.00 £258,000.00 3%????
£258,000,000 is a tad more than 3% so your sums are wrong on that one.
You have to spend money to get money. That's the fact of life. If you don't then you won't. 30% seems the norm.
But that said some of the money is, in my opinion, wasted. On an inaugural flight of their 'new' aircraft one charity flew a massive detour with the new aircraft in order to get some scenic snaps. Now I know what the DOC of that particular aircraft is (its not just the fuel!) and lets just say the detour will have been in excess of £1000...!
Secondly I only know of one person in the helicopter industry who earns £130,000 and drives a £70,000 Jaguar and he is Chief Exec of an AA Charity - not a bad earner eh? Liken that to comparable helicopter companies who only operate a handful of helicopters!
The problem here is if just one AA gets bad press then funding will dry up on the whole and that IS NOT a good thing as these charities do an excellent job providing fantastic care often in difficult circumstances.
Last edited by misterbonkers; 27th May 2013 at 20:37.