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Old 12-13-2008 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by willflyforcash
There will never be a true pilot shortage. We nearly had one last year, but instead of raising wages to attract more pilots, they just lower the minimums.

A pilot can be created in less than a year. This has been proven. Because of this, there will never be an actual pilot shortage.
You're missing one thing: flight school admission is way down right now. Flight schools are closing doors because they can't get enough students to start flying, mostly due to their inability to get financing. If that continues, then yes, we may just have a real pilot shortage. We'll see.
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