"I do believe, and this is just me, that the policy of buying a type in order to just get an interview is detrimental to the proffession."


I've heard this argument for years. Tell me exactly how it is detrimental to the profession. Is requiring 1,000 turbine PIC detrimental too? What about a college degree? You paid for that. What about the ATP certificate? You paid for that. So you have a probelem with pilots paying for their own type rating but if another airline or the military pays for it it's OK?

The issue of PFT has been around since the early 90's. It did suck when commuter airlines required $10k to go through their training course but I've met guys who have done it and they are just fine. Knowone has blackballed them or even cares anymore.

S.B