Originally Posted by
Ace66
This is essentially the "pay to play" scheme that Comair and a few other scumbags tried in the 1990's. It was understood among pilots not to apply to these airlines in order to get them to drop their training-for-pay policy. In fact, if you did go to those places you were *almost* considered a scab. It takes *all* of us to force the companies not to implement these policies. Prisoner's Dilemma - look it up.
I agree with your statement 100%. But you know how pilots are their own worst enemy. Many will justify it in their own head by asking "What's ONE person going to hurt???" No single drop causes the flood...
And that "5-year" commitment? There's no set timeline in the agreement stating a candidate will flow when specific conditions are met. It could very well be longer than 5 years.
That's not a carrot they're dangling in your face. Just Chip's dick painted to look like a carrot.