Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
It's pretty sad really.
Do not attempt to sweet talk them out of it.
Lawyer up and sue for breach of 'something'.
They didn't hold up their end.
With attorney mediation offer that everybody just walks away.
I am getting the impression there's more to the story here though.
Either this is part of their 'business' plan to harass pilots and they've done it before or you're not telling us everything.
They have a high rate of turnover. Most of the pilots that are contract have been there less than a year. My only guess is that the turnover is due to the lack of income pilots earn because you literally fly once every other week, though when I agreed to work there, was told would fly 3 to 4 days a week. Most of the ones that have stuck around are retired and have pensions.
The only thing I can think of is that it is due to me being a school acquaintance of one of the current pilots that has been there for a while (one of the few that are younger) and it is personal. He referred me and since I left, it is more of a retaliation thing.
I really never interacted with the owner, so I am not sure why the hostility.
Again though, I have an email from the CP saying no training contracts. I would have known if I signed something that had a cost of training and a proration making it clear what I would owe if I left. I didn't even get a type rating out of it.