A close friends husband got a KLM sponsership through them and intially was chuffed to bits, but....
Its bloody hard work, You still have to put quite alot of money in yourself and they basically use you as a slave for 2-3 years. After a year and a half living in a caravan he looked knackard. But i am sure that it is all in the past now that he is doing his type rating. There is no way i would do it though, 2 months not earning a real wage, any more and i couldn't maintain my helium habit.
MJ