The "training bond" is USD$2500... Not exactly hefty in the grand scheme of getting a CPL/MEIR...
It comes with about 5-10 hours in a sim... And around 3 hours dual in an aircraft... And all the other in-house training
Compare that with a C208B Type Rating from Air2There... Which costs about the same at current exchange rates... And around 1 hour in the aircraft...
The training bond also comes with a job and a salary... Granted, Not a huge salary, (hence those guys who've stacked up massive training loans back home suffer)... But tax is taken care of and you get accommodation and food... And the cost of living here is ridiculously cheap...
Also... The first episode was very focussed on Papua ops... I guess watching guys fly visual approaches into 1500+m sealed strips doesn't quite get the ratings like cannibalism, mountain strips and near misses...
