Well after many pages of reading I can see that the industry as a whole does not look kindly at pilots who pay to fly for an airline to gain experience. I am a brand new student. I am 20 years old, a sophmore in college. I want to be an airline pilot. I have hunted for a year and a half for a flight school that I could attend and recieve a quality education. I have spent hours on the phone with recruiters, I have visited so many websites late at night that I don't think my eyes will be good enough for a 1st class medical. And with all that research I have found the school I think that will train me appropriately and give me a good background to take to an interviewer's office. The program will give me 200 MT 1000TT plus CRM and other stuff. Also It gives me a paid intership at the end of the program for a year and a half as an instructor while paying for me to attain my ATP. Now, here is my question. according to you guys who have moved up into the cockpit, is this appropriate training or am I "cheating" the system. I know it sounds dumb, but you all keep saying paying for training. In my eyes this is the only way I can get trained without military experience. Am I going to be doing something wrong. IS there a step that I missed? Or, are you all saying it is wrong to after you you have recieved your ratings to pay to fly for an airline? I tend to think thats what you all mean, but I keep hearing "pay for training". Please excuse my stupidity, but I need advice. Oh and sorry this is in the wrong thread.