griffithvoice
New Member
Hi everyone,
As a student pilot i'm still grappling with all the terminology
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
As a student pilot i'm still grappling with all the terminology

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