Judging by the last post on here I am likely to get some abuse for even starting this up again. But it's obviously not that easy to get a job right now, what are other people's views on buying a type rating? By this I don't mean whether it is morally right or wrong but whether it seems to do the trick and sort out that job where other routes seem to be failing? I'm trying to help out a friend with advice so any thoughts would be appreciated.