Shop Labor Rates (here and there)

In the SF Bay Area, I've become desensitized to shop labor rates in the
range of $90/hr. Plus or minus $5, this seems to be the going rate at PAO,
SQL, RHV, or SJC. That's after you finally get your plane in the shop,
which can take a day or two or seven.

I recently had a very favorable experience at HAI (Hillsboro Aviation, HIO,
Hillsboro, Oregon) for only $65/hr. In the future I will strongly consider
scheduling some of my periodic maintenance around trips out of the local
area.

Note to local, extortionate Bay Area shops: All Your Base Are Belong to
Suckers.

Here in Dallas, my A&P charges $60 per hour, my auto mechanic $75 per hour.

"Craig Prouse" wrote in message
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In the SF Bay Area, I've become desensitized to shop labor rates in the
range of $90/hr. Plus or minus $5, this seems to be the going rate at
PAO,
SQL, RHV, or SJC. That's after you finally get your plane in the shop,
which can take a day or two or seven.

I recently had a very favorable experience at HAI (Hillsboro Aviation,
HIO,
Hillsboro, Oregon) for only $65/hr. In the future I will strongly
consider
scheduling some of my periodic maintenance around trips out of the local
area.

Note to local, extortionate Bay Area shops: All Your Base Are Belong to
Suckers.

"Dan Thompson" wrote in message m...
Here in Dallas, my A&P charges $60 per hour, my auto mechanic $75 per hour.

The FBO that I used to work for, here in the DFW area charged between
45 and 65$ an hour. The rate was based on if you were a fuel
customer/tennent or fly-in. Routine clients got the lower rate too.
If we could fix the problem in less than 5-10 minutes, a lot of the
time the boss just charged for materials.

A friend's restoration shop just charges labor at a flat rate for the
job plus materials.

Craig C.

Charging by the hour is inherently crooked and creates incentive to work
inefficiently and as slowly as possible. We are the losers under this stupid
system.

I know, I know . . . I'm all alone in this.


www.Rosspilot.com

Rosspilot wrote:

Charging by the hour is inherently crooked and creates incentive to work
inefficiently and as slowly as possible. We are the losers under this stupid
system.

I know, I know . . . I'm all alone in this.

I don't think so. The auto dealers agree with you.

George Patterson
A friend will help you move. A really good friend will help you move
the body.

And being paid by the job is an incentive to do shoddy work. Either
way, there are always faults unless YOU manage the work being done.


On 05 Sep 2003 13:28:24 GMT, ospam (Rosspilot)
wrote:

Charging by the hour is inherently crooked and creates incentive to work
inefficiently and as slowly as possible. We are the losers under this stupid
system.

I know, I know . . . I'm all alone in this.


www.Rosspilot.com