Originally Posted by
buffalopilot
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I cant say i really agree with that. If you look at carriers in other countries, the training that the pilots get fro day 1 is geared toward airlines. They dont do it like we do here with the time building. They hirfe pilot with 0 hours and put them in an Airbus etc. Their pay is OK. So i dont agree that multi crew rating ets will ruin the industry. Its a quick fix for lack of pilots. When the mins go up again, that rating will be useless
High training costs are the driving force behind the MCL. In 3 years we could be paying $10 a gallon for avgas. It is highly possible that in the near future it could cost 140K for a commercial MEL license. Eventually private training programs will drop off.
Rather than to raise wages airlines will constitute their own European style cadet programs and hire high school kids as indentured servants. As with the age 65 rule, the MCL is just another way for companies to continue the supply of cheap pilots.
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