Originally Posted by
highnpressurizd
My problem with the poster that I quoted was that he felt entitled to 70k simply based on his investment. How about hard work and experience? When did a 100k golden ticket become become a replacement for such qualities?
True statement. But there are many folks who invest far less and still make $70K. It all comes down to what the market will bear.
Originally Posted by
highnpressurizd
As far as financial duress being a safety issue, I agree completely. However, the individual entered in to the contract knowingly, thus putting themselves in to a financially stressful situation while at the same time entering a very demanding and uncertain career. Who's fault is that?
Many young folks get sucked in by the allure of the profession...the flight schools, aviation colleges, and regional airlines do nothing to discourage that line of thinking, most even encourage it to so as to get access to fat credit lines (schools) and cheap meat-in-the-seat (regionals).
Ultimately it comes down to individual responsibility...but it's hard not get scammed. I had a lady approach me at a gate area, she was proud that her son is headed off to ERAU this fall even though it was costing a fortune (she obviously could not afford it easily). I had to bite my tongue hard not to give her a very blunt assessment of the scam she was involved in. If I had had the time, I would have tried to sit down with her and explain some things. All I could do was say that she should look into some other training options to save some money. That kid's Mom fell for it, or didn't do good research...her reserach was probably limited to what the flight school hustlers told her
I can't really hold the kid responsible at that age if the parents bought off on it. Parents are supposed to be responsible about stuff like that.