This is an amazing thread creep. The guy only asked for advice in relation to the inital outlay he would have to fork out during his Type Rating.
As usual, whenever Ryanair is mentioned, the is a diversion, the genesis of which focuses upon the "scandal" of paying for additional training or working for Ryanair.
The guy has made his choice and decided for whatever reason, that he is going to pay for a type rating and commence his airline career with Ryanair. I for one wish him the best of luck despite my previously posted misgivings.
Perhaps some of the old timers out there, rather than shake their heads at us younger guys, care to cast their minds rear wards and recall the day when paying for a Type Rating was first introduced. And then hang their heads in shame for not taking the airlines on over the issue and saving this career for future generations.
But the old timers didn't, because "it didn't affect them". Selfish, self serving and very short sighted. It's not the "youth" of today who have created the problem of SSTR, it's the older wiser pilots who should have known better at least a decade ago.
Very well said, thats shut alot of people up.
I'm half way through my atpls and the REALITY of the situation is that ryanair looks to be the best option for me, self funded type rating and all. In this industry thats future is so dependant on the global economy, & the price of oil i feel like i need to get my foot in the door and start climbing the ladder ASAP. If things do go downhill a few years from now id rather be in a situation where i have 5000 jet hours instead of 2000 cessna hours.
For all those people !!!!ting on young guys like me for considering self funding a type rating, i say pull your head out of your ass and wake the **** up. What is the alternative? Perhaps you would prefer me to not get a job and go back to my 9-5 life 80 grand in debt?
I totally agree with the above quoted poster - where were all you moaners when self funded type ratings were introduced? Dont blame people like me for your t & c's being degraded, its simply the unfortunate reality of the modern low cost aviation industry.