Originally Posted by
dirtysidedown
No, it's actually opposite. They will need us more than we need them. It really is a different situation than in years past now, i don't know the last time you visited a flight school but there are basically no American citizens flight training anymore. Yes, they are still there but not like the past. Most commercial students are from other countries under contract from there home country airlines, get their ratings and head home. Does anyone else agree with me or am i talking out of my a$$?
I agree. I started at a large flight school in 2004 and left instructing at 2010. When I first started, I don't remember any foreign students at all. When I left, we had the same amount of students at the school but 50% were foreign.