I think you will find that by paying for your endorsement you will screw the people down the other end of the chain.
It makes it very hard to bargain for the proper money ( not the money you SHOULD get but the maoney you will be LUCKY to get ) when there are guys that will do it for less, because they know six months down the line dad will get them a Virgin interview, and hey, who needs money while your living with mum.
If you are keen to get off the station, do the hard yards and earn the twin job. You should be right with a thousand or 1500. Surely thats not far away...
Anyway, I am sure there will be alot of replies saying go either way. If I had the choice again I may have taken the easy road. Who knows???
With 500 hours you could apply to Qantas or even be a cadet, but that is another can of worms all together.....
Cheers nb20
ps Not matter what you do, some one will hate you for it!
pps How did you come up ith that name for yourself?