John Deer Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 Current job placement is definitely in the pilots favour these days. At least five of my friends have solid offers or signed contracts over the last month, my self as well. The majority of the rates are up as well! There are less commercial Helicopter pilots around now, and you are in demand. If you are signing a new contract you should up your rate. 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freck Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 On 12/9/2022 at 9:03 AM, John Deer said: Current job placement is definitely in the pilots favour these days. At least five of my friends have solid offers or signed contracts over the last month, my self as well. The majority of the rates are up as well! There are less commercial Helicopter pilots around now, and you are in demand. If you are signing a new contract you should up your rate. Give it a minute, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
412driver Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 I'm getting ready to start talking with companies. Care to share the known current rates? Do not want to get caught short. 212/412 driver with 11K+ hours 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robottxt Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 In 2003 a medium drive was getting $1000/day for 100day contract straight up. 20 years later you should be getting at least $1050 per day. 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 3 hours ago, robottxt said: In 2003 a medium drive was getting $1000/day for 100day contract straight up. 20 years later you should be getting at least $1050 per day. Haha, $1000 a day plus 20 years of 2% inflation, You would probably be asking for what this union is asking for https://nationalpost.com/opinion/michael-higgins-clueless-union-demands-47-raise-from-clueless-liberals/wcm/250a03f6-ac9e-4887-9386-d9df608a16c9/amp/ Have the rates changed much in the last 20 years or is it still a race to the bottom? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robottxt Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 $1000 adjusted for inflations using the bank of Canada calculator is $1483. The cost of an R44 in 2003 for training ~500hr, thats $741 today. Schools i quickly checked R44 - $835. Is $140,000 for a summer season unreasonable in 2023 for an experienced pilot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool pilot Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, robottxt said: Is $140,000 for a summer season unreasonable in 2023 for an experienced pilot? IMHO I believe the real questions are. 1) Can you survive comfortably on $140 until next season and take a nice holiday. 2) The second question is how much should be guaranteed to an experienced pilot should we see another year like 2020. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigD Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 3 hours ago, robottxt said: Is $140,000 for a summer season unreasonable in 2023 for an experienced pilot? I don’t think $140k is unreasonable. Most pilots I know ( less than 10) are making between $120k -$160k. Some on equal rotations and some 5-7 months and not much of a schedule. If you break it down none of them are getting $1400 a day. Probably somewhere between $700 - $1000. Most of them have between 3000 and 6000 hours and none of them are CP or Ops managers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deer Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 BigD is right on target. It is not only medium pilots making this kind of money. If you are good with a Astar you can & should make this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigD Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, John Deer said: BigD is right on target. It is not only medium pilots making this kind of money. If you are good with a Astar you can & should make this as well. Most are intermediate drivers. I’m not sure what a 10k+ medium driver makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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