Day Dreamer,
I really do not understand people who share your view. If no other company in any other industry does this then why should Ryanair? They are a joke.
we all have a choice one is to pay or not to pay, the other is to sit on a fat A... waiting for a job to come to them. (it will not)
Who on earth are you to say that good people with a good enough mind to see the truth (unlike yourself) will not get a job unless they pay this pathetic cost?
Natural selection my balls. If it were, it would be selected on aptitude and ability, not money.
Today we have much higher costs but low costs still recruit cadet pilots who can expect to receive £30000+ in the first year.
I'm sure they would rather get paid little less and be treated with at least a little dignity.
At your age though, I guess who cares? Think about the future of the career if all the pilots closer to retirement shared that view. It sure isn't looking good, is it?