Originally Posted by
deftone
My FBO school is packed with new students in the last few months. Instructors flying 8am-8pm, often cant catch a lunch break. A big difference from last year. Maybe all these stories are having the desired effect of attracting fresh meat to the industry.
It helps that we are on the doorstep of IAH... easy to get SJS
Yeah, I don't work at a flight school anymore, but in the past two years the number of people I have met who are interested, starting, or finishing flight training has gone way up.
Granted I am just one person, and the FAA's 2013 data shows a decrease in student, private, and commercial original issuances...better update my signature line. I bet the numbers bounce back in the 2014 data. Nonetheless, I think the pilot shortage media blitz has caught a lot of attention.