Originally Posted by
ThrustMonkey
It shows how commited you are to wanting to join the family.
No it doesn't! Dumbest thing I've ever heard. Got a guy at my present company, who paid for his B747 type and got hired as a walk-in during a new hire class. Just because he had enough money to buy a type rating; doesn't belie the fact that he's a bonehead - money doesn't have anything to do with being committed!
Biggie