Hueylover Posted February 10, 2006 Report Posted February 10, 2006 I am starting to field calls for the summer contracts. Anyone care to share what they are signed up for money wise? I am thinking of asking $180-$200 per hour. Is that in the ball park with others? Last year I went out at $175.00 per hour with a 2 hour per day minimum on a 120 day contract (28 days in / 7 off, travel on work days). This was flying Bell mediums (04,05) Quote
fly_boyz Posted February 11, 2006 Report Posted February 11, 2006 You're in the ballpark. $150/hour - 80 hours garantee/month - 4 month contract. The higher the hourly (say $200) the lower the hour guarantee and (usually) the longer the contract. Quote
412driver Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 i'm taking a break from teaching for the summer and am going out on fires. i took a 4 month contract with a rate at the high end of your scale and similiar terms............ i definitely wouldn't go lower. we have to keep those contract rates going up!! :up: Quote
gwk Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 i'm taking a break from teaching for the summer and am going out on fires. i took a 4 month contract with a rate at the high end of your scale and similiar terms............ i definitely wouldn't go lower. we have to keep those contract rates going up!! :up: would these be fire contracts, or seismic, or anything that comes down the pipeline, your gonna have to do. The reason I ask, is I have been out of flying in Canada for years, but am considering a come back, but never worked contract, and am out of touch with the real world. Feel free to spill your gutz and and tell me all I need to know, and even better, who to fly for. Thanks. Quote
412driver Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 i imagine i'll be on fires but sure, whatever comes down the pipe..... as far as i am concerned....if you negotiate your contract right, any company is great to work for............ if you didn't ask for it....you may not get it! Quote
gwk Posted February 14, 2006 Report Posted February 14, 2006 OK, are your hours averaged over your contract, or, if you say fly 6 hours on any day, you will get paid for those 6 hours, and tomorrow will be a new day. When I worked for CHC, they averaged the hours,and if you were on a long term fire contract, and it was very hard to exceed the hours that forestry contracted for, even if you stayed out all summer. Quote
fly_boyz Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 Mine were averaged i.e. 80/month for 4 month contract = 320 hours guarantee for 4 months (4 weeks on/ 1 week off...so really almost only 3 months of work). Great gig, beautiful scenery, good guarantee and great cash; life doesn't get any better. Right now I'm a 4/day minimum no averaging, so there are various options and arrangment out there. Quote
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