Yeah 9 pax would be an operational pull lol, but MX was paid if the PA31 flew. If you look at the guarantee, technically that would pay the cancellations.

Not saying it is perfect compared to others because I've seen what others offer but then again, I never lived outside the means of the guarantee...and if I flew 100 hours I would splurge a little.

Recurrent was only 2-3 days max, followed by maybe 2-3 days of flying...if you are time building and want to do 6 days on then it isn't bad and you really don't miss out on pay. But yeah the winters sucks, they have IWD now, looks like a beautiful city in the summer.