Hire and Fly

[OzGyro]

Hi all

Okay I am just trying to guage the interest if such a thing existed.

Preferred aircraft type - open v closed cockpit, side by side v tandem
Hourly rate etc etc

Any and all comments welcome.

Cheers
Darren

[THI]

My 2c would be for closed cockpit side by side.

Not everyone can afford these machines. If I can occasional hire and fly the likes of the Xenon or M24, why not!

It all depends on the rate per hour...of course

[RV4ker (RIP)]

Am thinking cheap and nasty (entry level) would be far more demand and thus more feasible since Capex would be less...

[MPL Pilot]

thus more feasible since Capex would be less...

I would like to know what "Capex" means?

Hire and fly can work for me on a gyro, will pay R500/h dry.

[JCH]

I would like to know what "Capex" means?

Capital Expenditure - uithaal en wys geld

[RV4ker (RIP)]

Initial cost. Affects the H&F rate. A R400K Gyro will be far cheaper than a R1bar gyro in terms of repayment or opportunity cost and thus a lower per hr rate to justify some sort of return and make the whole deal work.

[THI]

All true.

How does the flight school justify their R1,100 – R1,500 per hour rate? And this is for a gyro around R400k – R500k?

@ 2 hours per week = 104 h/year – Is this feasible?

[RV4ker (RIP)]

I can't comment on Gyro's, but the biggest expense in H&F is usually insurance. (self insure the "cost" is risk and if underwriter the bucks is huge).