Originally Posted by
supergimp
I paid for a type rating, it was by far the best thing I ever did. I was offered a job the minute I finished my training. I paid £55,000 for all my training (CPL IR FIR B737 Rating), I know of Oxford students who have paid way more than this and only have a frozen ATPL to show for it, and no job. I have been earning £45,000 PA for the past three years now, I will have a command in 6 months, all things being well, earning £75,000 PA for 30 years. If you look at this as a business plan the numbers stack up, do the maths!!
You can take the moral high ground if you want, but this is not likely to get you a job, and if I had my time again I would pay for a rating in a heart beat!!!
My GOOD. What crap !!!!ty and dangerous airline hired you?? Will NEVER fly with them as pax.
I prefer to have a crew up front that know what they are doing from
day one, and not having to learn everything from basic with passengers as hostages in the back
I know all lowtimers believe that they are masters of the world from day one (I did as well), but reality is that you ARE NOT. And when will the airlines start to realize that it is about SAFETY when they are considering whom to fly the big heavy, fast and shiny jets.
Am glad that i did my years on TP first, and would never exchange the experience and knowledge that i got from there. Something you will never get when entering the airlines from day one without having had to take any dessicions by yourself in the real world.
There should be a law forbitting pilots to fly heavy metal before they have learned to walk normally
