Originally Posted by
NCR757dxr
Incorrect in many ways..... The SIC is not a required crew member on the freighters so why would a company pay someone? The SIC is compensated for all passenger flights but CASW has authorization to use an SIC in all operations but don't need them at the same time. The wording is "at the desecration" or something like that. Basically if the SIC doesn't show on a freight trip then no big deal.
If the program is all someone has at the time then who are we to judge? You're not taking anyone's job and are able to get out of the flight school mentality and into the real world at the same time; very valuable when trying to become a professional pilot.
The pay the play with CASW boils down to renting the airplane to build time, just like renting your C172 from the FBO but the difference is the quality of time you receive. The old mentality of saying play to play sucks just doesn't cut it anymore in this new world of HR5900 and the over saturation of CFIs. If you want to help your career progression bad enough, this is a reasonable way to do it.
Originally Posted by
NCR757dxr
Its not meant to get you from 250 to 1200 (single pilot IFR mins)..... just to help a floundering pilot get some more TT under their belt helping them get to the next point in their career.
Pay to play wouldn't be an issue if our system could be overhauled to a more international system of flight training for professional pilots. However that discussion is for another day and time
Ok now you've confused me and I'm not sure how their program is setup. My questions for you are:
I understand by your post above that SICs are required for pax runs but not freight runs.
- Does the company pay for all the training or do SICs pay to become a qualified required crew member?
- On freight runs where a SIC is not required does the SIC pay for this time?
If the are right seating without pay as a non-required crew member that's one thing but pay-for-play to support CASW's business model just doesn't work for me. Would you pay your employer to go to work
I understand where you're coming from about it being experience building to make yourself more marketable for future positions vs cfiing (which has it's own pros and cons) and agree that's another conversation for another time