yeah I remember talking to this captain once who said when you pay to fly or fly for free you are messing up terms and conditions for everyone and this problem will never go away. So I've tried to stay away from this sort of thing. I have at the moment people suggestion all sorts of MPL Programmes to me and I'm not super happy about going that route. Want to stick to my principles. I would compromise though and pay for a rating if a company doesn't want the undertaking with the hope of working and growing after.