Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
I don't think I've ever had a kid ask me about being a pilot while in uniform at the airport, but of the thousands I've met through young eagles, civil air patrol, cub scouts and boy scouts, church groups, airshows, talks and presentations and displays at open houses, malls, church groups, civic groups, libraries, etc, and perhaps one or two more I still see a genuine interest and desire to fly.
Perhaps you're merely talking to the wrong people.
As for length, don't blame me for your short attention span or comprehension problems. You can fix that, if you make the effort.
Thanks for doing all that. Personally I’d like to see this shortage start becoming less of an issue after the last carrier inks the next agreement. It’s not like I want to spend the last decade plus a little training pilots in narrow bodies.
We have a few new pilots administering flight training scholarships that seem to vette funding fairly well. $ is released to the flight school when certain metrics are met and financial need is the only requirement to qualify. I’ll probably start throwing a bit of coin that way in the near future.