Spitoon
I have been a little vague in my comments - let me clarify.
My colleagues and I have never ended a career because we had a grudge. We have always given training our very best shot. It is soul destroying though when you know that someone is using it as a short term step and in some cases to help their airline application. There is a BIG uk airline that would - even recently - recruit ATCO trainees but on condition that they successfully passed the unit (LATCC) simulator part of their training. So we are working hard training this so called applicant. Injecting loads of money and other resources that could be used by someone else - to find out what we are doing amounts to a job interview or a uk airline selection process.
I am sure you can appreciate we don't like it and I said that this MAY result in the training not being the best.
Incidentally it is usually the case that the applicant would not make it anyway because of a distinct lack of dedication.
Oh yes we do get paid for training - a measly 3% not 20% like many training captains - it's more a desire to see people do well than the money I'm afraid.
Fatcontroler
