I wonder if Comair could raise some money by selling ATP rides in the CVG sim to their own FOs? Rather than pay $1800 to do it up in Maine, just pay your sim instructor a grand and do the ATP/CL-65 type after your recurrent sim. The company makes money, the sims get used, the check instructor doesn't have to go back to the line, and the FO has twice the aviation job opportunities open to him, even if many are corporate or overseas.

It would be a reach to say the FO could be allowed to payroll-deduct the cost at $20/paycheck...

Or is this thinking too far out-of-the-box?