Somebody already beat me to the South Africa thing. This forum has been all about opinion. I would like to see some facts. Does anyone know the race/gender statistical breakdown of new commercial certificates issued by the FAA? How about ATP ratings? Current 1st class Medical certificates? If someone were keeping track of this, we could compare new-hire data against these numbers and make some concrete analysis of hiring bias. As it is, you see it one way, I see it another. Our perception dictates our reality. We need some real numbers to make this debate relevant.

And about the "daddy's boy" argument...Not trying to single anyone out. Really though, what kind of sick father would want his son/daughter to grow up to be a pilot