Originally Posted by
Irishblackbird
My understanding is we are scaling back class size to hopefully lessen the high rate of failure.
Experienced educators understand that class size (within reason) has little to do with student success.
Instructor quality is THE most important factor. Especially if you are breaking students into small groups for the most important parts of training (IPTs and SIMs) anyways. I hope attention is given in the right areas...
Originally Posted by
Irishblackbird
For those that think it will be 5 years by the time the regionals start seeing the negative effects of shrinking pilot group, it's already here and the landscape will drastically change in the next 2-3 years.
Yes, I just sincerely hope that we don't sacrifice quality too much along the way. Pilot quality is usually (and historically) the biggest factor for safe operations. If the FAA permits forced upgrades among people who honestly don't feel ready for the left seat, I wonder what's next...