Originally Posted by Counselor

A very interesting point. My 17-year old son, who wants to be an airline pilot, cannot become a 121 regional pilot for another four years (age 21). Then he'll need a couple of years of 121 time before he's marketable to the majors. I wonder whether this major airline hiring bonanza of young pilots the next six years will indeed bury him under thousands of pilots, not much older than him, for decades. He's gonna blame my wife and I for not having him five years earlier!