Originally Posted by
FirstClass
At this point rescinding the rule my be more harmful. We'd move from an airline pilot shortage to a cfi shortage.
But even before the 1500 hour rule, weren't we already on a path to a shortage with less people entering the profession due to pay and QOL issues?
The 1500 hour rule really had nothing to do with the events of 2001 through 2010 which would probably be some of the main causal factors. No doubt though the 1500 rule exacerbated the problem though.
If the government is truly concerned about the "pilot shortage," they need to commission a study to accurately determine how many of those fancy new Private, Instrument and Commercial certificates are eligible to work in the US versus international carriers.
We all need to remember the staggering amount of pilots needed to staff flying across the booming international market, especially the Asian market. A large percentage of them are being trained in the United States. Not until a real effort is made to find out how many US pilots are being trained, we will never have any idea to what extent this shortage will impact the US market, if at all.