Article, Pilot shortage, low mins, crap pay

[playinskys]

I read this article today, sounds right on with the regional world today. Don't know if it has already been posted. Check it out.

http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/322928.html

 

[av8tor4239]

"We have the best pilots out there," she said. "You can't just walk in from the street and say you want to be a pilot."

From the article... i did not say it...

 

[av8tor4239]

Traditionally, many pilots began their careers at lower-paying regional airlines with the hope of moving to a major carrier, and a bigger salary, in a few years. Most regional carriers used to require 1,500 total flight hours before an aspiring pilot could apply for a job. A portion of those hours -- usually about 500 -- had to be flown in a multiengine airplane; the rest could be in a single-engine aircraft like a small Cessna 172.
In the past, young pilots typically built up their hours by renting airplanes or by working as instructors for flight schools. Many would spend years adding to their flight hours before accumulating enough to apply as a commercial pilot.

Ahhhhh The goood ole days

 

[av8tor4239]

He said more experienced Eagle captains "are having to do a lot more teaching in the cockpit than they had to do in the past."

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[playinskys]

The Spin !!!!

Everything