Originally Posted by
pagey
While it is a cost for sure I don't think recurrent is cost prohibitive to the point that this sort of thing is out of the question. 10 hours a month seems like a waste, but there is some point where it isn't. Is it 25 hours? 35 hours? Who knows. There is a number that would make sense though.
Also, your ONLY argument against this sort of thing is because "recurrent is too expensive"?
Recurrent isn't that expensive that it's out of the question, you are being dramatic.
Initial is quite expensive. No airline is going to devote scarce resources to recruit and train part time pilots. If I were to take a WAG I would say the break even number is around 50 hours a month which is a far cry from what the OP is proposing.