PFT Definition

griffithvoice

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Hi everyone,

As a student pilot i'm still grappling with all the terminology
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PFT - is it Pay for Time or Pay for Training??

And what is the actual definition of it. I've seen companies like Custom Air Transport (simcenter) offering 30k jet conversion courses and then a GUARANTEED job afterwards. I take it that this is a perfect example of Pay for Training.

But I have seen some people refer to PFT-Pay for time. Is it considered bad form If I buy a block of multi-engine time by hiring a twin to bump up my overall time? Or is that OK?

The way I'm sort of looking at it is if you are taking another pilots job just because you can pay 30k as a bribe to get you into a company that really sucks for us and the industry. So hopefully my understanding is correct.

Do you find the people that go the PFT route get fairly blackisted in the industry?

Anyway, sorry for the convoluted questions. There are heaps of terms not listed in the BAK manuals (Yes im an Australian Pilot).

Steve
 
Check out the search function here, and type in PFT with "1 year and newer". There will be tons of threads and responses that will fully answer your question from many different viewpoints.
 
Thanks guys
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I had a pretty good read of all that and it confirmed what i thought would or should be the case. That letter from the B747 pilot from propilot.com was especially enlightening.

Cheers
 
Success! One aspiring pilot enlightened, ? thousand more to go.

I'm so glad I found this forum to set me straight, because I remember looking at Gulfstream years ago and thinking, "whoa, that's really a good deal." Now I can't wait to get my CFI and instruct, then maybe fly 135 freight someday. Aside from trying to move up the ladder quick, do you really want to cheat yourself out of those experiences in aviation that you may never get again once you are flying for a 121 carrier? I sure don't.
 
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