On May 21, 8:31 am, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote:
Lou wrote:

What ever happened to the ability to go work off flying lessons
by doing work around the airport?
Lou

You are kidding right? Let's see, $100/hour flight divided $8.00/hour =
12.5 hours of work for every 1 hour of flight time.

But the big problem is insurance namely workers' compensation. The
carrier get a premium based on wages paid. If there are no wages there
is no premium. And while there are policies that will cover volunteer
labor they are few and far between.

Actually Gig, that sounds about right. I'm not saying a 40 year old
guy
that has 40 hours of a job every week would want this, but to put in
12-13
hours of cutting grass, cleaning the fbo, or gathering garbage for 1
hour
of dual doesn't sound bad. It may not be the perfect setup but if I
had to
trade labor for lessons it doesn't sound off at all. If necessary,
get a part
time job at the airport.
Lou