Originally Posted by
Flyhayes
I would bill them a daily rate. They took you off the table, so to speak, so you couldn't be used elsewhere. It was their equipment that malfunctioned, the outcome of the flight is not on you. Looking at it from a business owners perspective (as a 1099 you are a business owner), they wasted YOUR time.
They used your services and need to properly pay for them.
Spot on!
They hire you for they day at your rate. You were available for that day. If they couldn't use you for whatever reason, that isn't your fault. Think of it like a dance hall that is reserved for a group, and the group cancels ten minutes into the event. They still have to pay.