Originally Posted by
hargreaves99
Complaining about a 'charity' that forces pilots to pay for their own renewals/ratings isn't going to get you very far.
Then vote with your feet. If they can’t get the contractors on those terms they will have to change the terms. There aren’t many reputable operators doing this anymore, it phased out long ago. We are the problem if we continue to accept it, but similarly, you can expect the operator to want to bond by some means if you don’t want to ‘pay it off’, as they can’t train a contractor on no guarantee of recouping that investment.