Originally Posted by
Ziggy
A pilot in my dept told me $60,000 for FSI in Savanah, GA. But also he said the average daily rate for a G550 contract pilot was $1,800. I don't know about min flight time, but I'm sure each training institution has different requirements. IMHO I wouldn't even consider getting this type until I had 5000TT with extensive oceantic/international experence.
I don't know anybody who's gotten $1,800 a day as a GV/G550 contract pilot in nearly 10 years. I personally know at least 30 guys that have the rating and more than 1,000 hours in type and are out on the street looking for work.
Regards training cost, to do it on the cheap, CAE/Simuflite at DFW has a GV simulator and then they do differences training to the G550 at their NorthEast Training Center. I'll bet you can get it done for less than $30K.
TransMach
P.S. -- I'd love the $1,500-$1,800 day rate for GV/G550 contractors to come back! Never will, though.