not so long ago to instruct to ppl standard required only a ppl,the requiste hours and of course an fi rating. the finicial rewards
being limited to the equivalent of www's retainer. wages are directly proportional to supply and demand, and should there be more fi's than fi postions then it's a possibilty, especialy if the fto passes on the saving to attract more custom through cheaper lessons.
as for 737 operators offering retainers for fo's; check out any old copies of flight int'
when times have been bad and count how many
"fly for food" adverts there are in the sit's wanted column, and the're not refering to fi positions.
we're a disparate bunch in the best of times, in the worst we invairably become desparate.