Originally Posted by
CaptainBigWood
Had a Fed on the jumpseat. He stated fewer than 300 pilots nation wide earned commercial in 2011.
Fed had no clue what he was talking about. FAA posts the number of people getting licenses/ratings -
US Civil Airmen Statistics
Almost every military pilot gets there commercial/instrument. That's a couple thousand right there.
Last edited by Sliceback; 01-28-2013 at 07:27 PM.
Reason: added comment about military pilots