PTF is here to stay, it features in most expanding airlines in Europe and now Asia, and, however we view the morals of this, it's the bean counters that ultimately decide the business models, the emphasis must now be on quality control and regulation, which hopefully is an area that can be influenced by " Management Pilots". It is a contradiction that the low hour "wannabe pilots" want to be offered jobs with a fully supported Type Rating by an airline, and yet the same bunch moan about low hours PTF guys getting jobs on the basis of experience and safety.. are you not, apart from the financial outlay, the same group? Or does paying for line training suddenly dilute your experience?
Perhaps companies offering line training should be regulated and approved to do so if the trainees are not " employees". Just a thought
