The problem is this form of capitalism is self destructive. Would you reccomend this occupation to some eager 20 year old? I would hope not. They would be far, far better off getting in to health care, or becoming pharmicists. Yes, there are many pilots on the street right now, a problem that will get worse in the next few months. But eventually, maybe as soon as next year, the country's need to fly will start to reassert itself, and airline companies will hire again. They will, if you are an optimist, suck up maybe 50% of the pilots they laid off, and the other 50% will tell them to pound sand. So where will they find pilots? It takes time and money to make a pilot. With the price of fuel so high, the $120,000 green FO is right around the corner. Would you assume that kind of debt for this industry? Some will of course(brains are optional in this world) but most will not. The upshot: I predict that the pilot shortage is actually going to get much, much worse. Of course I, like all of us, am already here. And I wouldn't trust an airline company with my future ever again. I have moved over to the fractional side, and I am never going back. Is it better over here? I hope so. It is so far. I would be an idiot, however, not to hedge my bets. My family is counting on me, and I am working to develop other forms of income as we speak. I hope every pilot does the same, so that none of us has to go bankrupt so that some executive can buy a third home in the Bahamas.
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