Originally Posted by
Slick111
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Is there any question that ^^^ THIS ^^^^ would, (in very short-order), solve the shortage of pilots for any regional airline adoptin it?
I don't think so. But hey, let's convene a two-day summit at Humpty Diddle to see if we can come up with an idea (other than increasing pay) to solve the problem that WE CREATED!!!!
I snicker at the mental image of these self-important stuffed-shirts attending this conference and craning their necks to avoid seeing that HUGE elephant in the room. "What elephant?? I don't see an elephant!! Who left that big pile of elephant dung on the floor??"
I think this is why we will see a huge correction in the next few years. If they changed first year FO pay to $75/hr and some guy decided that he now wants to be an airline pilot and takes his first lesson this afternoon, I would be a minimum of 2 years before he could sit in the right seat (if he can get a loan for training costs). Or 4-5 years via the college route.