Originally Posted by
Splanky
I have been hearing about this pending pilot shortage since starting 13 years ago. It has not even come close to becoming reality (except for a non-sustainable short stint 2006 to 2007). So, like I said above I will not believe it until I see it.
However, this article is worth reading for career pilots. It might just ultimately be more propaganda from the puppy mills. But, this website usually does a very good job with content.
Enrollment numbers at Riddle have been
wayyy down. As I am sure some CFIs can chime in that business in the smaller flight schools is slow as well. Im not saying we will have a pilot shortage tomorrow, but there are less newbie pilots than in previous years.