You're also paying them money on-top of what they are charging their clients. This enables them to undercut competitors and skimp of Pilot training for guys that they employ. This promotes a if you can't beat 'em join 'em mentality in the industry. Look at GA in NZ. Do you want Australia to have desperadoes working for up to a year without pay?
A la Interair with the Westpac beach patrols.. Would have been a terrific first twin job if there wasn't 100 rich parented, spoilt ****s out there willing to pay for an endorsement and ICUS.
Rumour has it that TASAIR had a heap of people apply and they were more than willing to take their cash for the endorsement, but when it came to the actual flying all of a sudden they didn't have enough work...
Makes my blood f*cking boil. As someone said the race to the bottom is on, and the rich kids are leading the charge.