Hi all, I'm only a wanabee and dont really belong here but here is my twopence worth. Why do pilots have to pay for a type rating? This answer is simple as chicken leg as already stated, people with money at the back of them who get themselves a leg up in the job market.
Who do you employ? A 200hr halfwit with a £15 k type rating at the back of him or a 500hr chap/lass with grade A's and no experence who will cost the company £15K. Airline's are not a flying academy they are a business and as sad as it is, it does mean the likes of me, who are training the modular route, will have to buy a type rating to become employable. Yes if eveyone dosen't pay for a rating the airlines will have to pay but as long as you have that rule you will always have the ones who will sneak in and get a head start in the market by paying themselves.
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