Just a suggestion:
People collect signatures for all sorts of causes all the time. Would it not be possible to do something similar in aviation. Can't pilots organize themselves against the whole "Pay your own type rating" thing. Can't we collect a couple of thousand signatures and hand an official petition in to the CAA against this? Or can we only feel victimized, grumble and pay! Are we destined to jump through the hoops at whatever cost?
Again just a sugestion! It is done for all sorts of causes, I don't see why not for ours
United we stand, divided we pay