Are we talking cadet, or experienced entrants? I think the two would be very different. Most airlines screw the type rating out of people wrapped up in their FPPesque type schemes, which cost nearly £100,000. Even though oil has dropped to the lowest cost for nearly 5 years!

Poor olde fully sponsored cadets!
 

"seven years which cost me £60k"

Ha ha! And how much did you recoup in the next 7?

So a junior pilot was paid less than an experienced one? Surely not, how unfair!

Maybe those on the dole could claim it has cost them x thousand because they don't have the opportunity to work in their chosen field.

Compared to today's cadets with far reduced prospects in salary and pension and job security, the sponsored folk (whilst properly selected) had a very good deal.

Thank you guys for this interesting info.