Heres an idea...
for the future....
Send prospects to a legit flight school to get their CPL..ie send them to a flight school in Arizona...there are many out there.
Cost: $50K
...then send them to type rating on the AirBus.. not sure the cost but im guessing its about $15K (based on a friend of mine that went for TR)
Cost: $15K (even less if CIA sim is utilized..i think)
Commercial MEL with a TR on the AirBus.
$65K or P2.7 milion
...right seat on an AirBus...
....Priceless....
a note: i realize the restrictions placed on foreign students training in the U.S. but the schools there still are accommodating foreign students with flight training visas. So this should not have been an issue.
Lets face it...250 hours of flight training to get your FAA MEL and then a TR on the AB sure looks better than 70 hours on a single engine.
Could anyone here elaborate why this was not an option for the students here.? just curious