I was just at an interview the other day where I was told that not only was my TR going to be paid for
You are among something like 10% of people who got anything as good as that, with TR paid and a decent starting salary. I do agree though that paying to fly is disgusting, but fto graduates are people too and sooner or later they might get as desperate as that
I am looking in to the cost of purchasing an old level C/D simulator
Don't know the exact prices, but a 737 FFS, made still before the fall of the Soviet Union, might set you back around 2-3 million euros if it still is usable and has been properly maintained. There is a 737NG FBT for sale on ebay for 200k $