Originally Posted by S.F.L.Y
when an operator is paying for it you generally must stay within the company for some time or pay back every month. In the end you are paying for it...
I'm sorry but I don't see how staying with an employer in these circumstances means you are paying for the type rating. If you're receiving your agreed salary and other T&C's are being met what's the problem?
Paying for a type rating is a nasty practice that's creeping in from the airline sector. Without doubt it erodes our terms and conditions in what still is (in my opinion) the last decent sector of this industry which is why you find that so many people resent it, particularly those of us who stood our ground in the past and refused to pay. I know there are people who reject applicants offering to buy their way in, I've done so myself.