Originally Posted by
scottm
This is still a many-year investment. The pilot shortage crisis will peak in five years if nothing is done to change things, and this ab-initio program will take at least that long. You will emerge into a very changed world. JB will likely have been swallowed up, or will have grown big enough to start their own low-paying subsidiary for new pilots.
That's a huge ($125,000.00) gamble. What if JB isn't JB in 4 years? What if you don't make it? Do you get any type of refund at any point along the way if you opt out? Will you get any health benefits during your 4 years of training?
Don't expect any respect from your peers for choosing this path.
GP