Originally Posted by
Bobs-Your-Uncle
I'd love to meet the first charlie uniform november tango that paid for a type rating out of his/her own pocket. Give them one damn good kicking and tell them how they have now destoyed the chances for us lot.
Unfortunately Bob, that's the market economy. Unless you are willing to convert to the more left-leaning political bent of socialism then you had better accept that aviation is almost exclusively a rich man's domain - like horse racing, fast boats and fancy cars.
If prostituting yourself to a TR gets you the job, why is that any worse than prostituting yourself to an extra 20 hours a week working an additional part time job to pay your way into an airline? It still shows committment does it not?
BTW, before you start, I earn 18K after tax, so I can't even afford airtime.