Originally Posted by
DBSociety
The Dec 31st 2008 FAA database shows 613.746 total certs (student-ATP) and 271,584 hold either a COMM or ATP. Theres really no way to tell who went for a new medical on Jan 1st, who flies New York to Milan and who got out of the game and sells used cars.
Exactly the point I'm trying to get him to admitt to...
the study is flawed. Nice info, and I would absolutely agree that there are less pilots now than before.... but not to the extreme he is purporting in the study.