Only £28k? Is that all?
No, that's Euros, not Sterling.
If you can fly, fly. If you cant get out and leave it to the capable.
Isn't that what Ryanair cadets are doing: flying, building hours and experience. What alternative do you suggest? 'Capable'? Are Ryanair pilots somehow incapable; technically inferior or poorly trained? What a daft thing to suggest.
and then they whinged about terms in the job being eroded
Er, no, that's you whinging. None of the Ryanair pilots I personally know bother to read pprune because almost all the opinions on here regarding the reality of life within the company are so distorted by chinese whispering.
What job security does RYR offer these new contract pilots in the current environement?
The answer is 'none' because they're employed by Brookfield. It's probably a dodgy tax scam and the sooner the authorities put a stop to it, the better. In the meantime, I imagine Ryanair pilots join with their eyes open, knowing what they're getting into.
Where are these magical jobs where you don't pay for ratings?
A legitimate question and nobody seems keen to provide an answer.
Let's say a person has always dreamed of being a professional pilot and has worked hard to save the money to afford a career change. This perfectly decent person started training a few years back before there was a recession. They're now qualified and are faced with unemployment for 2-3 years until the market picks up sufficiently for airlines to consider 250 hour pilots or spending a further £30k in order to join Ryanair.
What are these pilots suppose to do? Are they supposed to go on the dole rather than take a reasonably well-paid job with Ryanair?