I think the point is more that places like RYR are changing the dynamic of the pilot employment market. If other companies follow suit, apart from a dilution of t&c's from what they used to be (which has been a progressive but direct result of low houred guys desperate for work submitting to such conditions) its going to be a case of "those who can afford to fly will" Ultimately the market is being commanded by your ability to spend, not your ability to fly...QED...
The airline cashes in, and those guys who have worked hard through their training, but neither want / have the ability to finance the SSTR, are left out in the cold. That's a very sad state of affairs, because ultimately we have all lost out due to the phenomenon of SSTR! The SSTR guy is 25K down compared to the way things used to be, and the guy who can't foot the bill for the SSTR is sitting on his arse or instructing on 172's....
Thumbs down all around mate....
