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Old 11-28-2009, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by WmuGrad07 View Post
Here's an easy way to think about what you're thinking of doing... You are going to be paying the pilots wage, plus at least twice the cost of your weight as cargo on the plane to be sitting in that seat.

Key lime then doesn't have to worry about paying that pilots hourly wage for those flights and they get to make some more money for doing nothing...

Having you in that seat is pointless and just hurting this industry even more. If anything there should be someone getting paid to be in that seat. Not having the person in the right seat paying the left seat guys wage and more.
In some countries pilots are hired with zero flight time and are paid while gaining their initial certifications. Prior to getting hired with SWA pilots have to buy a type rating. Training contracts were common at regional airlines and are due to come back. Essentially pilots paid for their own training.

Exactly where should we as pilots draw the line? Why is it acceptable to pay for your own type rating to get a job but not for initial line experience?

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