I don't have a problem with anything,
tailscrape I posed a hypothetical question and placed a simple constraint on the answers, that's all. I just pointed out that you seem not to have read that constraint. Really not worth getting so worked up about.
In this hypothetical situation money is no object, therefore a self-sponsored TR becomes much less of a gamble, unless it is
completely worthless to a person's career prospects (possible, but unlikely to be
completely so IMHO), or will have a serious negative effect on their employability, which is the valid argument about how a jet type rating would scare off potential TP employers.
Buttline seems to have the right idea with the BBJ. Maybe that should be called 'doing a Travolta'?
So then, roll up, roll up, pick a type, any type...
Cheers!
foggy.