Heliskiing

[Deep Throat]

So what's the going rate for a Heli-Ski pilot flying mediums, for the upcoming ski season?

 

[407 Driver]

I know of one company that pays around $9,000/month for a 2 week rotation. Not bad coin for 14 days of work....

 

[MagSeal]

are they hiring?

($45000 investment....$9000/month....in five months I'm debt free)

Where do I send my resume?

 

[VERTICAL REF]

...you might be wanting to keep that fancy helmet then, I'd reconsider the selling of...

 

[407 Driver]

It's not actually the job for a 100 hour pilot MAG, show up with a proven mountain and winter record, at least 3,000 hrs of solid Operational knowlege, then you may get to fly a 206 with lunches a year or two, then ski on an intermediate 2-3 years, then wait for a 212 seat to open up, then maybe get a 212 private group for a few more years then........

 

[MagSeal]

i'm in like flint...

I'll be flogging up the mountainside in no time once i get my new helmet, flight suit, fancy shades, and vertical ref sells me his logbook.....

 

[VERTICAL REF]

You can have the book, just the first page has been filled out...could not count past one hundred. the fancy swanchie shades though...might need a second mortgage for dem dare bye! You can log the time you flew with me, i'll sign it off! or am i getting confused with the 30 required tasks! 😉

 

[Over-Talk]

Try for a fixed daily or monthly rate, this is easy for the boss to budget, and takes away pressure to fly in terrible weather just to feed the babies.

Try for 14 days on/off.
You will probably average 5 hours a day.
That equals 70 hours per full on/off shift, (i.e. 28 days).
Multiply those 70 hours by what you think you are worth as a ski pilot on a medium. (Remember that it is a fixed rate, you are new to the company etc. etc.)
Divide by 14 for a daily rate; or divide by 28 and then multiply this by 30.5 to get a monthly rate.

You should come out pretty close to $600- per day, or the previously mentioned $9000- per calendar month.

The company should pay all expenses from when you leave your couch, until you return.
Travel days are negotiable depending on how well the meeting with the boss is going so far, you may wish to ask for a little more per month to cover these, (this also gives some room for you to lower your request if the meeting isn't going very well).

You could try for more (per hour) if you want to ask for an hourly rate, but you will have to pray for good weather and/or you might get greedy in bad weather and bump into something.....that doesn't help anyone.

Sorry about all the maths, but $9000- for two weeks work sounds like alot to some people, and you should have some reasonable figures to back-up your request.

 

[407 Driver]

But the bad news MAG, there's not an EC product in sight, this here's BELL territory. :blink:

 

[VERTICAL REF]

[/B]Thump hard or Thump home...

If your not averaging 600 per day production flying a medium then i would say you are on the"short" end of the stick... 🙁

 

[407 Driver]

V-ref, you got the bold-on and bold-off mixed up. You darn medium production boys, can put a hook in my hand with a 200' line with a 20K X-wind, but can't even type properly, Geesh !!! 😛 😛 😛

 

[Puddle Jumper]

Off topic

 

[VERTICAL REF]

407 Driver, Lady Ref has to help me put my pants on in the morning too! But don't tell anybody, OK! 😀 Futten pooters...

 

[chuckles]

Hey 407D...I hear that two out of three ski guys in your area will be using EC product this winter....?

 

[407 Driver]

...gotta fly lunches out with something... 😉 Best to keep the Bells in production !