Pilot Shortage

[Publishers]

The root of the problem is not money nor the QOL. It is the entry price. Let's start with the QOL. This industry requires/demands that you are away a good deal, cannot plan as well, and is hard on families etc...It is not for everyone. As for the money, it too is there. It is the time and money to get there that causes the shortages, not only here but worldwide. Look at the Silver States helicopter school, Tab Express, and others and the money borrowed to go to school. Look how hard it is to get not time but the right time for the job you want. The path is not easy nor quick in a society that wants it quick and easy.

 

[Flybet3]

The root of the problem is not money nor the QOL. It is the entry price. Let's start with the QOL. This industry requires/demands that you are away a good deal, cannot plan as well, and is hard on families etc...It is not for everyone. As for the money, it too is there. It is the time and money to get there that causes the shortages, not only here but worldwide. Look at the Silver States helicopter school, Tab Express, and others and the money borrowed to go to school. Look how hard it is to get not time but the right time for the job you want. The path is not easy nor quick in a society that wants it quick and easy.

No no no no.... the root of the problem are humans LOL. But seriously, human nature is what f**** everything up.

 

[Flybet3]

The root of the problem is not money nor the QOL. It is the entry price. Let's start with the QOL. This industry requires/demands that you are away a good deal, cannot plan as well, and is hard on families etc...It is not for everyone. As for the money, it too is there. It is the time and money to get there that causes the shortages, not only here but worldwide. Look at the Silver States helicopter school, Tab Express, and others and the money borrowed to go to school. Look how hard it is to get not time but the right time for the job you want. The path is not easy nor quick in a society that wants it quick and easy.

Hey yeah, TAB Express. Was that the company in florida that operated Beech 1900's? What happened with those guys?

 

[gunfyter]

... and the money borrowed to go to school. Look how hard it is to get not time but the right time for the job you want. The path is not easy nor quick in a society that wants it quick and easy.

You will find similar language in Wealth of Nations section wages of labor....

Smith says any father could invest the monies and send his son to Apprentice with a Cobbler and be reasonable sure his son would succeed in that career. But to invest in the education and experience it takes to practice medicine or law .... Many will not succeed.

The successful applicant must be compensated not only for the time and capital he has expended... but for that of all the others who tried and failed!

IOW, 1000 people begin flight training hoping to make it in this industry... 250 make it.... The ROI of all the funds expended on flight training by the 1000 people must be recouped by the 250 of us who remain.

This is why Pilot pay should be several times the pay of most other workers.

I have invested a lot of money on Pitching and Batting lessons for 2 boys. But only those parents whose sons make the major leagues will get a good return on such an investment. If i get one scholarship out of it i will think i am ahead.

 

[G100driver]

You will find similar language in Wealth of Nations section wages of labor....

Smith says any father could invest the monies and send his son to Apprentice with a Cobbler and be reasonable sure his son would succeed in that career. But to invest in the education and experience it takes to practice medicine or law .... Many will not succeed.

The successful applicant must be compensated not only for the time and capital he has expended... but for that of all the others who tried and failed!

IOW, 1000 people begin flight training hoping to make it in this industry... 250 make it.... The ROI of all the funds expended on flight training by the 1000 people must be recouped by the 250 of us who remain.

This is why Pilot pay should be several times the pay of most other workers.

I have invested a lot of money on Pitching and Batting lessons for 2 boys. But only those parents whose sons make the major leagues will get a good return on such an investment. If i get one scholarship out of it i will think i am ahead.

Gunfyter, quit talking sense. This is a pilot board and has no room sense.

Next thing you know I will need a college education to figure out who the flock Adam Smith is.

 

[motch]

There is No Pilot Shortage..

Just a shortage of pilots willing to work for low pay/poor work rules.

 

[blueridge71]

When most jobs start at poverty level wages and bad work rule, then that equals a shortage in the job market.

 

[X-Wind]

You hit the nail on the head!

I don't think UPS or FEDEX are having any problem finding pilots!

 

[pilotyip]

no problem finding pilots

When most jobs start at poverty level wages and bad work rule, then that equals a shortage in the job market.

Filling every class, starting out around 35K/ yr better than 2/3 of the majors. Getting a lot of regional pilots coming for the money and days off at home.

 

[av8orboy]

Today's USAToday:

Raise pilot standard

Matthew Asdel - Oceanside, Calif.
A worldwide pilot shortage has caused the regional airlines to lower hiring standards to a dangerous level ("Airlines turn to retirees to help ease pilot shortage," Today in the Sky, USATODAY.com, Feb. 8).

Rather than lowering experience levels, airlines should follow the basic laws of supply and demand and raise wages.
The Federal Aviation Administration should mandate more experience. A 300-hour pilot may be legal on paper, but I believe he or she lacks the judgment and real-life experience to operate an airliner full of people.
Allowing a pilot to fly who doesn't have many years of experience is analogous to allowing a newly licensed 16-year-old to drive a rig full of explosives.