I'w with you twotbags.
But what do you propose we do? I'm learning, and I certainly do NOT agree with paying for a type rating. But, after I'll have spent all my monies, and the only people to offer me a job are the ones who say "here you go, a shiny new boeingbus 73-20, now just hand over £20,000 for TR, otherwise get out" what am I to do? Do I say no and hope the next person along does the same, therefore forcing a pilot shortage to priotise the TR and the company pays. Or yes and get a job (heavily in debt, mind) doing what I want to do.
Of course if everyone agreed not to pay for a type rating, a sort of union, then the airlines would have to change.
Anyone want to start a group of Pilots Against Self-funded Type ratings (PAST)
I'm in!!