PPRuNe Knight in Shining Armour
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Very interesting post.
It seems to me that there is a tangible "north/south" divide between them and us. Those who can afford it approve, and those who can't disapprove.
I've been in the aerospace business for more years than I care to admit, and I know that the industry is cyclical (frequency c.5 years), and I know that things will improve.
But, I also know that practices that are introduced during the lean years are very unlikely to be changed as things improve. They were originally introduced to save the company money (and will still do so in the good years).
I am in the same situation as flypuppy and share his fears that paying for a type rating will become the norm. What, even with an ATR rating available at nearly £16k I couldn't even afford it without selling the wife......
What I would like answered is why is a TR so much cheaper in the States?
El Desperado, you need 700 hours for Single Pilot IFR in the world of JAR, so that's another light at the end of the tunnel switched off.