Avenger,
Come on Brian lets go to the stoning! Avenger you have been found guilty of blasphemy, no women here are there?
Paying for initial training up to FATPL has been here for many, many years and this will not change, I personally don't count this as P2F.
Once a pilot moves into an operation which is plainly commercial the customer should not have a pilot who is paying for the privilege of being there.
Therefore I would count reduced salary during training as a form of P2F. If the selection procedures have been rigorous enough then there is a big reduction of risk for the company and no need for this!.
Likewise paying for the type rating with no repayments (to reduce the risk of absconders) is a form of P2F.
Bamboo.
Interesting point about Europeans. America seems to have taken steps to prevent this. What is the situation for Chinese trainees, asia in general etc?
Chances of EASA doing anything that is not in the intrests of the airlines?
