jrh
Well-Known Member
I've got a quick question about the "standard" way to charge an aircraft owner for long-distance ferry flights.
Assuming the ferry pilot sets a daily rate of X dollars per day, when does he stop charging for his services? When the aircraft is delivered? Or when he steps off the airline flight back in to his home airport?
For instance, say he delivers a plane and arrives late on a Thursday night in to the owner's airport, then catches an airline flight home on Friday morning and spends most of the day commuting home, should he charge the owner only until the end of Thursday, or also until the end of Friday as well? Is there a standard way of doing this, or is it up to each ferry pilot to set up an agreement however they see fit?
On the one hand, the pilot isn't really providing a service anymore after delivering the plane--there is no liability or special skills involved in commuting home, so I can see the logic of not charging. However, it also represents time away from home and lost revenue he could be making from other flights, so I can see the logic to charging for the extra day.
While I'm writing, I might as well ask for suggested rates for some work I might be doing soon.
There is a new aircraft owner who bought a plane near me and wants to fly it 1200+ miles back to his home airport. However, he wants a CFI to come along with him because he's not comfortable flying such long distances by himself, nor is he instrument proficient in case he runs in to bad weather. The aircraft broker who sold him the plane called me, asking if I'd go with him.
I was thinking of charging $200/day + food + lodging + airfare home. Is this reasonable?
Assuming the ferry pilot sets a daily rate of X dollars per day, when does he stop charging for his services? When the aircraft is delivered? Or when he steps off the airline flight back in to his home airport?
For instance, say he delivers a plane and arrives late on a Thursday night in to the owner's airport, then catches an airline flight home on Friday morning and spends most of the day commuting home, should he charge the owner only until the end of Thursday, or also until the end of Friday as well? Is there a standard way of doing this, or is it up to each ferry pilot to set up an agreement however they see fit?
On the one hand, the pilot isn't really providing a service anymore after delivering the plane--there is no liability or special skills involved in commuting home, so I can see the logic of not charging. However, it also represents time away from home and lost revenue he could be making from other flights, so I can see the logic to charging for the extra day.
While I'm writing, I might as well ask for suggested rates for some work I might be doing soon.
There is a new aircraft owner who bought a plane near me and wants to fly it 1200+ miles back to his home airport. However, he wants a CFI to come along with him because he's not comfortable flying such long distances by himself, nor is he instrument proficient in case he runs in to bad weather. The aircraft broker who sold him the plane called me, asking if I'd go with him.
I was thinking of charging $200/day + food + lodging + airfare home. Is this reasonable?
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