Freelance rates Falcon 7X
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Freelance rates Falcon 7X
Hi all,
2 questions about freelancing on a Falcon 7X:
-What is the " market price " per day for a commander , without the per-diems?
-For a long mission ( 3 weeks) , would you bill 21 days or is it common to discuss a package price?
Thanks in advance for your answers
2 questions about freelancing on a Falcon 7X:
-What is the " market price " per day for a commander , without the per-diems?
-For a long mission ( 3 weeks) , would you bill 21 days or is it common to discuss a package price?
Thanks in advance for your answers
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1500 USD is correct. However, be realistic: on a 21 day trip, if you insist on 21x 1500, you are 100% sure that somebody will take the job away from you by giving a 20% discount. It's correct and it's what we call a market situation.
The whole idea of freelance is that you get the equivalent of a good captain's salary, + the pro-rata share of your training costs, + something to insure yourself against bad payers, + a little something as profit because you are taking more risks as an independent. So it's perfectly justifiable to make 20'000 bucks or so for a 2-week job, after that it's only a question of who is greedier, so you'll find yourself priced out of the job 9 out of 10 times.
When I did freelance on the Gulfstreams, everything up to 1 week was full price, no discussion and some money up front for first time customers. After that, i gave 20% rebate, sometimes more if the job was nice enough.
However if the job implies a lot of flying, with different planes and pilots, and you are expected to train those pilots and/or set up the new operation, that's different: I would tend to agree with G450cpt in that particular case and charge the customer fully.
Hope my 2cts help...
The whole idea of freelance is that you get the equivalent of a good captain's salary, + the pro-rata share of your training costs, + something to insure yourself against bad payers, + a little something as profit because you are taking more risks as an independent. So it's perfectly justifiable to make 20'000 bucks or so for a 2-week job, after that it's only a question of who is greedier, so you'll find yourself priced out of the job 9 out of 10 times.
When I did freelance on the Gulfstreams, everything up to 1 week was full price, no discussion and some money up front for first time customers. After that, i gave 20% rebate, sometimes more if the job was nice enough.
However if the job implies a lot of flying, with different planes and pilots, and you are expected to train those pilots and/or set up the new operation, that's different: I would tend to agree with G450cpt in that particular case and charge the customer fully.
Hope my 2cts help...
Last edited by FlyMD; 11th Jun 2013 at 05:23.
