Originally Posted by
deadstick35
I've been saying that ALPA needs to send an entry-level membership card and newsletter to every pilot that earns a CPL. The list is easy enough to get.
I would advocate that entirely. I might even kick in a little bit of money to help it happen.
On a related topic. I recently spoke with the DPE who is a regualr at my flight school. He made a comment on CPL's recently that hit home how bad it is going to get in the future. He said that 5 years ago, even with 9/11 he was doing 30-40 CPL's a year. He says he doesn't have to use one hand to count how many he has done in the past 12 calendar months. Other DPE's say about the same. Gear up, its going to get worse.