I don't feel sorry for anyone who enrolls in a PFT program. If someone is stupid enough to pay out the nose for a job that offers little in return, I say let them.

Everybody wonders why wages are so low and why everyone's starving while flying 80 hours a month? This is your answer. When people are willing to pay an airline for an expense that the company should be paying, management knows that they can get away with paying whatever salaries they want.

When will this practice stop? It never will. I remember in the mid-90's when several pukes I flight instructed with decided to pay $10K+ to any airline that would hire them. And here is the kicker: there was a lot of hiring going on at places that DID NOT require you to pay for your training. These morons thought they would get a leg up by paying for a job instead of earning one. Guess what? Most are still there.

And before anyone chimes in, NO, this is not the same thing as getting a Masters Degree to further your education. When one earns a degree, they pay the institution, not the employer.