Cessna 401/402 Aerial Survey Pilots

[wheelsup]

And AC. That's all I need, it the Q.O.L. and the paycheck, and AC, and I don't need anything else.

And Radar. That's all I need, it the Q.O.L. and the paycheck, and AC, and radar, and I don't need anything else.

if you go back and read my previous post, I said if I'm going to be uncomfortable I want to be compensated...



$150k/yr is my idea of being compensated, heck even half that would be nice right now

 

[Texasspilot]

I'm not 100% on the taxes but when I did contract work they didn't withhold anything so you had to plan to pay that as well. The nice thing is with 20 days gone a month you can deduct quite a bit which helps.

 

[WAFlyBoy]

I'm not 100% on the taxes but when I did contract work they didn't withhold anything so you had to plan to pay that as well. The nice thing is with 20 days gone a month you can deduct quite a bit which helps.

The posting does say all expenses are paid. Since you can only deduct non-reimbursed expenses, I'm not sure if you could [legally] deduct "quite a bit."

 

[TripleSticks]

moxiepilot. Pay is $200 per day plus expenses. That includes hotel, car and food. Those items are put on a company credit card.

dc3flyer. We work a 20 on and 10 off schedule (typically). Hours are dependent on the job and the weather. For some of the camera's you can't fly when there's any clouds around at all. Lidar can be flown at any time as long as there's no clouds below you. I have worked 1 hour days and 10 hour days. It just depends on the job and the weather. But... to answer your question... I've been in NM for 15 days and I've only flown 20 hours due to horrible weather. The average time of those flights is only 3 hours per flight. This is not typical though. If you have good weather you will be up probably an average of 4-5 hours a day. Maybe more. The weather has just been really weird out here and we havent been able to get anything done. I've put tons of hours in my log book since starting this job... But I don't have it with me so I can't say exactly how many.

I don't know all the in's and out's of the taxes. I do know that as a contractor you're required to pay self employment tax so the percentage is a little more than if you are a full time employee somewhere. All I know is that if I get 45k before taxes and it ends up to be 32k after taxes.... that's better than getting 19k before and 13k after.

 

[wheelsup]

I'd check with a CPA or someone you trust - I *think* as a contract employee you are required to make estimated quarterly tax payments to uncle sam. Might want to check that out. FYI.

 

[WAFlyBoy]

I'd check with a CPA or someone you trust - I *think* as a contract employee you are required to make estimated quarterly tax payments to uncle sam. Might want to check that out. FYI.

This is correct. Don't trust me? Check the IRS web site. They have a very helpful section designed to assist the self-employed.