If this is going to have any meaning than we need to consider not just the pilots on furlough, but all commercial pilots who are qualified to fly 121 (actually competitive, not 200 hours and a wet commercial). In addition to the furloughs we need to include all of the part 91 and 135 guys who've lost jobs and all of the guys from

ATA
Skyway
Aloha
and all of the other operators that have shut down in the past year.

All of a sudden the number of pilots on the street starts looking pretty big.

But then again...I'm just a doom and gloom, I-Pod listening, backpack wearing, spikey haired, RAH scumbag...so what do I know (actually the only true parts are that I work for RAH and own an IPOD...but I figured I'd save you the time of having to type out your rebuttal XJTR.)