mav, Sorry for hijacking your thread.
I am in the holding pool of a European regional and was told to start my TR by February 2010. I has also been stressed that the company will not pay for the TR and I will have to self-fund it, which is E21k, but all inclusive, e.g. touch and goes in the aircraft, room and board, etc. According to a pilot already flying for them I will be issued a contract before starting the TR which will state that I am guaranteed a job upon successful completion of the TR course. Now, what do you guys make of this? Would you do it?
I've always been the biggest critic of SSTRs but this is a very rare opportunity to get the foot into the door...