FI's are underpaid and overworked in every country in the western world.
Any FI with an ounce of common sense flowing through his veins will be finetuning his CV to "get out of jail" and into a real job.
Postings that claim FI's should have their pay reduced based on the assumption that they are overpaid are at best silly and ill informed.
The helicopter industry does not need pilots go slumming it for the first few years after they have qualified for their commercial licences, having invested anywhere from €70.000 to €100.000.
The demand for pilots is already greater than the demand. An insufficient number of qualified applicants are available for positions in the North Sea, despite what some posts claim.
In the next few years the situation will get even worse, as the retirement bulge is already starting to take effect.
Happy New Year to all!
