It would be all well and good paying for a type rating on a jet (which I haven't). The reality is that some pilots are having to pay for their type ratings to get Saab 340 jobs! Where does it all stop? If you wish (or are forced) to move types in a company, or get a command, should you have to pay for the new training as well? If you've paid for the original rating it wouldn't take too much of a bean-counting effort to try it on.
Whilst I sympathise with anyone trying to break into this industry I don't have much truck with the buying of type-ratings. It took sometime to get my first job and I've thoroughly enjoyed my previous instructing and turbo-prop flying. I think those buying their way straight onto the big shiny jet are missing some good experience.
Anyway I'm off now t't paper bag in't middle of road. Oh it were 'ard in them days!
