Gents

Please ease up on the Pay for Training issue:

While I do agree it can and often does affect us all in a negative, Aspiring pilots need to get the ratings and experience somehow and some way.........................

A little history to remember.......when Federal Express started up in 1973..........many of the Falcon FO's (who were unemployed Military Pilots returning from Vietnam) paid to get a Falcon type rating (some used VA benefits) they were paying for training while flying revenue freight in falcons for Federal express.........

I was not here then so one of you (Real) Old-timers please chime in if I am in error.

The point is everyone of us pays for Training at some point..........................
Even us miltiary guys.


For the A-7 or A-4 or AV-8 folks.......some of us paid for a multiengine rating.
We pay for our ATP in a piper seminole..........(ATP mill)
Or we pay to get the Centerline trust limitation removed.
We all went to those FE or ATP written weekend ground schools.
How many Southwest guys "Paid" for their 737 types.........??

I do agree there are exceptions to the rule.....and with the down fall of the industry....................In my opinion fewer and fewer folks will be willing to shell out 10 to 30 grand for a job that makes less and has fewer benefits
that a Home Depot clerk. (no offense to Home Depot).

Until the Majors turn around............

Lets ease up a little bit on the PFTs..........