H1,
Sadly, we cant expect people like flopsie to help the cause. He or She (whatever they would like to be) wont stop to look at the bigger picture. I have offered him/her two chances to come up with good ideas and his/her offering has been absolutely zero.
Flopsie, mine or anyone elses motivation to pay for a TR or not has nothing to do with this post. My motivation is to maintain Ts and Cs for myself and fellow pilots. I think the best possible way is to gain support to ban SSTRs and then approach BALPA to see what they will do. Your motivation obviously comes from your wallet. If I wanted to, I have both the motivation and the money to complete an SSTR and line training if I felt the need but I dont because it will bite me and others in the long term!
So flopsie bought a TR and got a job, we are over that, you still refuse to offer useful advice on MAINTAINING Ts and Cs (which should be foremost in your mind as a pilot) so why do you keep posting here. You havent answered any of my questions, especially my first one. I am still waiting!!
OSOP