Also, you are probably missing the point, you seem to be a professional debator rather than a professional.
Advanced training was the primary goal here, and contacts and jobs were second. I, being the young the pilot (im guessing your 50 ish) have a whole career ahead of me, I now have adavnced training, that I can use my whole life. I also learned alot about the float industry on the Westcoast, alot about owning and operating a floatplane, and made great contacts to follow those up in short time. The company that I am working for has a diverse fleet of 25 aircraft and has been known to be feeder into majors. My point is that I am equipped with more experience and a leg up.
For me, its not all about counting hours day in day out. It's about being part of a great comapny that will allow me to diversify and stregthen skills.
) and got a job on a dock. During those 3 months I spent catching planes, pumping floats and digging holes I learned much more then an extra 12K of empty 172 circuits could have ever taught me. Throwing bags, keeping my mouth shut and listening to what the "old timers" had to say was priceless. I eventually landed a full time gig on a 180 and drew vastly from my experience on the dock. The words of wisdom from numerous pilots with well over 10000 hours in the bush trump a docking in kelowna any day (although the scenery is much better in kelowna!) 
IMHO it is a waste of money and undermines all low time pilots out there searching for that first gig. The things that kept me safe for my first 600 hours in the bush came from the boys over a few brews, not from any instructor.
4 of us from our program are making tracks up there, maybe a crew house and flying jobs togther, sounds like a great seed for many stories to grow. Ill update you on avcanada, seems to be where you spend the majority of your flying. 
