Originally Posted by ryane946
Doctors pay for med school. Lawyers pay for law school. It is ok for pilots to pay to money to get trained.
Where I agree with the original post is the pilot academies. I looked at some pilot academies (Raa, Mesa, FlightSafety, PanAm, Comair), and the fact was I was paying MUCH more for the same aircraft, MUCH more for the instructor, and MUCH LESS flying for the same amount of money as an FBO. Would you spend an extra $40,000 on a "guarenteed interview." Not me.
The AMA and the state bars control the entrance requirements that new graduates must meet in order to be certified in their field. Those organizations do a great job of keeping the barriers high enough to limit new entrants and prevent an excess supply that could force doctors to work for regional airline pilot wages. This has the fringe benefit of ensuring quality in their fields.