Well, u said it yourself 733driver:
In the past there were ****ty jobs at small bottom feeder companies that you would take to move up to the better jobs at the bigger places.
What do u do if those jobs aren't there anymore and those operations have evaporated? I can quote an example of a buccaneer-outfit just across the RWY where I did my ATPL/FI etc....u would had paid him for a CJ TR and the u would had flown at the drop of the hat, shared a room in a 2 stars hotel etc,ect. But JAA killed many of those flies, mate.
Times have changed and here we go with the likes of RYR. Don't u think I am as unhappy as u about it?
Trust me, it is not about the kit I play with anymore, for me. It is more about setting off to a better future and an happier lifestyle.
Maybe RYR or VJ aren't a destination but just a stage of the journey...
PZ