Originally Posted by saab2000

There WILL be a need for pilots in this country in great numbers over the next 10 years and the traditional path of instructing, flying Barons at night, etc. will not produce the thousands of pilots needed. I fear what the airlines will try to do if there is a shortage of qualified pilots to fill seats - contract pilots from outside the US? Don't say it can't happen. Other parts of the world do it all the time.