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P2F or 'Pay To Fly' is a phrase [used] to describe the aviation industry's dirtiest little secret. That whereby which new pilot recruits (co-pilots) pay an airline in order to fly their passenger loaded, profit making aircraft. Sums of $30k to $50k are routinely exchanged in an industry full of so many jobless young pilots that the airline cannot resist [in the face] of such a supply vs. demand situation. P2F is the product of an obscene lack of regulation within the pilot recruitment industry whereby any Nicholas, David or Angela who has the money can fly a 200+ passenger aircraft for a short while whilst building valuable flying time. Often jokingly referred to as a "training" contract, it in reality relieves the airline of the headache [associated] with permanently employing [experienced] pilots. Pilots who might otherwise have a genuine need to be paid a salary or be based close to family.
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