I’ll defo be shot down here but fark... So many got a start dropping meat bombs in a quid pro quo type of deal. Yeah how many of us wouldn’t have jumped if we directly paid for a course (yes ok we did pay directly by not getting paid but you know what I mean)? Yes we got a skin full of piss at the end of the day, flew some ****e heaps, the odd scare but heck I look back at the very short short term I did and what I learnt.
Yes it’s different now with the big businesses and it being a more professional set up, pilot costs certainly part of doing business. It’s not like they don’t earn enough. Even way back yonder they made enough to pay but well didn’t cause suckers like us let them get away with it.
Contracting... please who gives a fook if it suits you the individual doing the work? Especially if it’s a stepping stone, the small amount you’ll earn in super means what? Ok if your going to make a career out of dropping meat bombs different story.