Splitting Hairs.. but.. if a candidate pays 120K Euro for a type rating and 300 hrs line training, and then receives a low basic salary of say 2500E during this "training period", are they paying to fly by virtue of the inflated training costs?Examination of new contracts and employment conditions suggests the airlines are merely reducing their training risks until line check, i.e covering all the bases, of course they then have the pick of the crop for permanent positions, however, it is very common for new entrants to be on 6 months probation..and have a temporary extension after 3 months..In reality, no one is going to refuse to operate with a PTF person, you are confusing the role of the professional aviator with moral considerations and policies made by the commercial bean counters which are outside the job remit of a pilot.