This scheme was a hot topic about two years ago on the easyJet BALPA forum. It was happening at about the same time as the first CTC cadets were not kept on after the initial 6 months. This scheme was, in my opinion, the eye opener for management to the fact that there were so many mugs with money for an airbus typerating. Why should they pay CTC for a cadet when there are so many willing to hand over vast sums of cash? Less able than CTC cadets (I was unfortunate enough to be safety pilot a couple of times) but does it really matter? Airbusses fly themselves don't they? Maybe we could uprank the cabin crew to FO for the summer? No, scrap that idea...they earn more than a new FO!