Originally Posted by
woodfinx
One of the major problems with this bill is that it is a direct slap in the face to pilots who are fresh out of training and tens of thousands of dollars in debt. I am a 700 hour pilot and have been CFIing for 2 years (CFI @ 150). At present rate I would have to keep instructing another 2 years AT BEST to get an ATP and get a job, that is 5-6 years of my life, including training, that would be dedicated to time building all for a job that pays just enough to support myself heaven forbid I wish to pay off said debt or start a family. And I am on backside of the curve, not the front side.
Now granted this is my situation, I am also currently applying to the Navy so hopefully I will not have to deal with all of it.
Collectively aviation in the U.S. has always been regarded as the safest in the world, I have no idea why one crash (which inevitably will happen) is grounds for changing what has worked for so long. Talk about fixing a problem that doesn't exist, way to go reactive government.
Wow what a sad post. You think you are the only one out there that has had to instruct several years before getting the airline job? I instructed for 4 years and 1400 hours before I got my first job. It took me a total of 6 years to get my first regional job from the time I started school. All the while I had a family and I was paying off my student loans. And that was just 5 years ago before the big hiring boom. Even pinnacle is requiring 1000 total and 200 multi to even get looked at now. Times are changing and I am glad they are. If you really want the job you will work hard to earn it. If you are a guy who feels entitled to the job and you want it now and not after you earn it then you wont last when you get here anyway.