Originally Posted by
desertghost
Regarding the salary and bond - isn't the usual starting salary for an FO closer to £50,000? Seven years on £34,000 living in/around London after 18 months with no job sounds miserable. Or is that figure just for year one?
Think of it like you would a fixed rate mortgage - you'll be refinancing to a better deal anyway. With 200 hours you need 1200 more to get an ATPL. At which point you'll have far more options open to you. As long as your next job covers the bond payments then who cares? In reality the pay should go up fairly quickly. In my first job the cadet salary was 50%, 66%, 75% with 100% after 3 years.