Lospilotos, you'll have to humour me now.
The future, a question (some parallels with todays industry):
- No airline is recruiting pilots with your TR, they sold all the TRs they can and are now bloated with pilots most of whom are on standby.
- The rot has set in and every other airline in existence now requires that you pay for a TR, it is the only way in the door. Hell, why not? We make more money that way.
- You can't stay where you are because you too are on twelve months of solid standby and are not getting any cash in the bank.
What do you do?
- Leave the industry - I ain't paying for another TR - don't look back at your lost 'investment'.
- Stay where you are, untenable, more lost investment.
- Pay for another TR, it's the only way in, more 'investment' to lose.
Ok, I am exaggerating what I think will happen but you can't deny that it could/will happen if the current trend remains unchecked.