1. The flight-schools sell an integrated course to people who want but ultimately don't need to be pilots.
2. This generally results in heavy debt. 100k is a life altering amount of money to owe and should not be considered lightly.
3. The guys and girls who still have access to cash, and who suddenly realise the grave situation they are in pay FR, Easy, etc for a job to stave off these debts.
4. Some of their fellow classmates and some on PPrune congratulate them on successfully "getting a job" in these tough times.
5. They bend over to management accept any little bit of cash that they can get, irresponsibly go to work sick, tired, hungry etc and justify it buy saying it will lead to better jobs. They destroy their own profession and future in the process.
This is why people go to FR, no one wants to but they needlessly put themselves into a position where they have to.
6. Starting in 2011 BA and other legacy airlines cop on and instead of hiring the now skint pilots albeit with 2000hrs from the Locos that have given them so much hassle the last 15 years, they introduce their own "cadetships" which are designed to poach the wannabes early while they still have the cash or a parents house to gamble with.
Last edited by TeaTowel; 16th Aug 2013 at 20:13.