Irish,
as far as i know the foreigners that have been taken on had to pay for their type ratings.
If gasoline is about 20% cheaper than in Germany while pilot wages are about 50% down that eats well into your lifestyle.
With 2500 euros/month you can't really have a western lifestyle in a city like Prague where rents for a decent flat in town are about 15k crowns (550 euros), car prices are at times more than in the west, goods cost just like elsewhere in the EU exept for czech food and beer (and you don't wanna live on czech food for long if you wanna pass your next medical),dining out in the city will easily cost you 50 euros, buying a decent flat means you will have to spend at least 5million crowns (185.000 euros), anytime you go abroad on holiday you will realize how bad your salary is and so on....
On the other hand one could join say Net Jets and live in the Czech Rep. on a western salary earning twice as much as CSA guys and not having to pay for the type either
