Originally Posted by
Diver Driver
Why is this bill "stupid"? A lot of people, myself included, KNOW it WILL be the best thing for aviation we've seen in a long time. Creating barriers to entry make the path harder to follow. Only the dedicated will be able to walk the walk. Diminishing the pool of qualified applicants to 121 positions would have an inverse proportional relationship to pay and work rules. It is simple supply and demand. I have already written my state representatives urging them to support this bill. You want pay and work rules for the better? This is step one.
Well like so many others my concern is that what incentive to people have to put 100k into training or close to it and spend 2-5 years doing it then another 2-3 years instructing living off scraps to get to a regional that is gonna pay 19-25k for the first 2-3 years.... Its not worth it. The first thing that needs to change is the pay scale...THEN the requirements. just my opinion.