415SW

Can anyone suggest an appropriate pay scale for this full time position we are creating? This is for a company that the owners have been flying for themselves and/or using pilots that are "moonlighting". I would mainly be flying company personnel in a Cessna Grand Caravan, directing the maintenance for that aircraft and keeping the aircraft and hangar clean and stocked. Also I would occasionally FO for the owner in a CJ2.
Thanks

surreal1221

$25 an hour More than regional pay. . . perhaps once 135 ops start paying their guys more than regionals, the regionals will get a clue and start paying their first year FO's more.

Realistically, I don't know. Sorry.

RJ85FO

I flew freight in one for 2 years. 5 nights a week, 9 hour duty day with 6 hours flying. $32,000/yr in the midwest. I would say with the additional responsibilities and being "corporate" a fair price would be $35,000 per year with appropriate benefits if you fly regularly. Add in a little cost of living if you are east or west coast. If it is less than say 30-40 hours a month, then the price goes down. You can't expect too much from a single pilot, single engine airplane. I used to also moonlight in a 500 series Citation, $150 a day regardless plus overnight expenses if applicable. If the Caravan flying is more like 20-30 hours a month, you might be better off getting a daily rate of say $90-100 plus overnight expenses if applicable.

A lot depends on the hours of operation, will you be on call, office duties everyday, location, company profits etc. etc. I flew a scheduled route, with high $$ freight in the back. Averaged 117 hours a month and got $32,000 to do it.

MaydayMark

Mountain Air Cargo flys the FedEx Caravans. Their pay scale is listed on this website in the cargo pay section. I'll paste the link below for your information.

Regards,


Mark


http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/a...air_cargo.html