Hi all
Somebody asked how many other "professionals" have to cough up to get a job? Surely,when a young doctor or solicitor or lawyer has to come up with "Hello money" to get a slot in a practise,then this equates to the Ryanair scene. As someone has said,it's been the practise for years in the States and it will surely gain ground here,too.Unfortunately,it leaves newly-qualified(and newly-broke) guys like me out on a limb.It's nasty but,from what I hear,guys are finding the money and going onto that right-hand seat. We don't have the extensive third-level operator system that the Yanks have,where their pilots are traditionally sourced from.
As for Unions,they are a waste of space if you are a newly-minted bod.
regards
TDD