Another fallacious argument. You don't have to pay 40 grand to work as commercial pilot. But you may have to if you want to fly a jet - you need a further qualification to do that. That is your choice. Doctors are no different - if they want to specialise, they have to do the additional 7 years of study plus any extra courses required. Yes, they can work (later in their studies), but they work very long hours for very little money and still have to pay for those extra years at med school.
The unsuitability of medical school as an analogy has already been covered. I'm well aware I 'may' have to pay for an endorsement. But I shouldn't have to. And if pilots used their brains and looked further ahead than their own next 6 months then nobody would have to. Thats what i'm driving towards. You can deride me with your 'good luck in your career in GA' comments like i'm beneath those who posses the skill to autoland such magnificent 'wider bodied' aircraft but it doesn't really affect the argument at hand.
I don't work for Qantas because I haven't applied for Qantas. I see nothing special about those individuals who do. If your attitude is typical of those who are in their employ, then I believe my decision is validated.
You only have to look at the spellling and grammatical ability on this forum to assess the academic ability of most pilots.
Way to shoehorn almost the entire
forum community. I might add you spelled "spelling" incorrectly. Lucky you're only a pilot.
And yet, curiously, there are less accidents and less fatalities every year. Hmmm. Another fallacious argument.
Im sure modern day flight decks, ATC facilities, TCAS and other technologies have no effect at all in the improved safety record aviation has enjoyed since the 1960's. Or is your point that the decline in quality of Airline candidates is irrelevant because of these items leading to improved safety overall?
Anyway the issue can go on forever. If you want to pay your way into a job go for it but I believe you're shooting not just everyone else in the feet but yourself also. Where do you draw the line as has been said? If you're prepared to pay for one thing why not another and another?