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Old 11-23-2016, 05:26 AM
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There is no pilot shortage. There may be a shortage of pilots willing to prostitute themselves for pathetic wages by substandard employers, but that's an employer issue, not a pilot issue.

The article linked at the thread outset opened by talking about Lufthansa pilots threatening a strike over pay. The airline's problem with striking pilots isn't a shortage of pilots, but a shortage of pay. Big difference.
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Old 11-23-2016, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Stihlsaw View Post
Get the f*@k out of here?!?! Really?? I did my private for less than $3000 in the early 90's Did the Instrument for around $14-1500? Did my COMM in less than a week!

Now I have to admit I did the PPL and then just flew for fun for a while before I decided to pursue a career so I had some TT built up
Training costs have gone up. People forget to factor in the costs of stuff like writtens and exam fees. A written test is $150 and examiner fees are $300-400. That's an extra cost of $2,500.
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Old 11-23-2016, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Stihlsaw View Post
Get the f*@k out of here?!?! Really?? I did my private for less than $3000 in the early 90's Did the Instrument for around $14-1500? Did my COMM in less than a week!
Because of the shortage, there are less CFIs
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Old 11-23-2016, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Stihlsaw View Post
Get the f*@k out of here?!?! Really?? I did my private for less than $3000 in the early 90's Did the Instrument for around $14-1500? Did my COMM in less than a week!

Now I have to admit I did the PPL and then just flew for fun for a while before I decided to pursue a career so I had some TT built up

Are you really using your experience from 25 years ago to make an argument on cost???
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Old 11-23-2016, 03:09 PM
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There's a shortage of airplane capacity. This can only be solved with bigger airplanes.
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Old 11-23-2016, 03:10 PM
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Or maybe it's an airline surplus?
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Old 11-23-2016, 09:44 PM
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There's a shortage of airplane capacity. This can only be solved with bigger airplanes.
That doesn't actually make economic sense.
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Old 11-23-2016, 11:13 PM
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I am a 16,000 hour airline pilot. The day my phone rings and there is a head hunter on the other end of the line is the day I believe there is a pilot shortage.
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Old 11-24-2016, 01:05 AM
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The fact that experienced pilots have to pay to attend job fairs to even get noticed would indicate that there is not a pilot shortage.
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Old 11-25-2016, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Stihlsaw View Post
Get the f*@k out of here?!?! Really?? I did my private for less than $3000 in the early 90's Did the Instrument for around $14-1500? Did my COMM in less than a week!

Now I have to admit I did the PPL and then just flew for fun for a while before I decided to pursue a career so I had some TT built up
In Green Bay, which is a low-cost area, a C-172 is almost $150/hour, without an instructor.
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