Dani,
Some Airlines don't want experienced Turbo-Prop guys because there are people like Rookie who are prepared to pay for their own rating.
Gone have the days when most went via the natural progression career path of getting your first job flying for a regional on their turbo-prop fleet, getting your 1500hrs and then moving to a jet job if you so wished!
Self funding wannabeees who pay for their ratings are killing the Industry, Airlines have never had it so good, they don't have to pay for your rating anymore, they have/are reducing salarys', and they can pick and choose who to take
I myself did it the hard way, like most, but now, its a different ball game. There is a massive shortage of Flying Instructors, all because the newly qualified are paying to do their own training. This Industry is being stripped of all the benefits of yesterday, and yes you can argue that companys' are becoming more lean and proitable, but at what cost. We, the Pilots are now treated as CUSTOMERS!
The sooner people like Rookie stop buying their ratings, the sooner terms and conditions may return to an acceptable level. We are now glorified bus drivers, and in many cases paid less. GUYS WAKE UP!
