At what point does someone stop paying for time/experience and start getting paid? 250 hours, 1000 hours, 10,000 hours, should you keep paying until you get hired by a major? This is the problem with our industry, guys are willing to not just fly for inadequate wages, not for free, but actually PAY someone to let them fly...... Nobody should be flying as a SIC for free once they have obtained their commercial ticket.