I don't think that we will ever see the likes of what transpired over the last few years again. Back in the mid to late 1960's major airlines went through a period when they hired pilots with as little as 250 hours and no degree.

Those days are gone forever. Pilots in my generation talked about those days with sad longings. My guess is that the same can be said for the regional boom of the last ten years. 20 years from now new pilots will be sharing tales of guys who got hired at the regional with only a few hundred hours.

It is not too likely that the industry will recover any time soon. After the recession of 1991-1992 it took five or six years before hiring really got going again. This time it could take twice that long.

Those of you who value being an instructor most likely will get to do it for a long time.

SkyHigh