Originally Posted by
BinChook
Thats ridiculous. When I was a new Pilot I had a great time working in the Hangar. A perfect way to learn the business and industry.
I did also. That was a long time ago however. They looked after me. They didn’t lie to my face. They invested in me, and I did the same in return.
Today is different. Training is expensive. Living is expensive. People lie to your face more than ever. Learning ground ops is a part I don’t have an issue with, as a former owner/operator, whilst we didn’t need to stick people on those ops, it was beneficial to learn the business basics by doing so, that was capped at no longer than 8-12 weeks however. We told any potential hires this before taking them on. It’s important to be upfront with people, many are not.
I know many would be pilots get taken for a ride on ground ops with promises attached. I’m not saying this operator is guilty of that, or this played any part at all, but I’ve hired too many people in the past who have been taken advantage off purely for business purposes.