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Old 06-21-2011, 04:06 PM
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I swear an article comes out every four years or so based around Riddle about a pilot shortage....... sounds like a recruitment ploy
My feeling exactly. Today's artilce was perfectly timed so that some guys get enthused about flying and will be ready for an airline in a year or two so management will still have pilots to pay minimum wage.
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Old 06-21-2011, 06:57 PM
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Does this mean the pay rates will go up ?



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Originally Posted by flyeagle111 View Post
LOL are you kidding me? That was nothing more than an infomercial for Embry Riddle.
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Old 06-22-2011, 07:13 PM
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Ill belive it when majors are pay you to go to flight school....since that hasn't happend yet and starting pilot pay is still a joke I'm guessing there is still a lot if qualified pilots on the street
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Old 06-22-2011, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Stratosphere View Post
LOL are you kidding me? That was nothing more than an infomercial for Embry Riddle.
I was actually sitting in a UND class when this article was brought up. Many students spoke up saying they were excited for the pilot shortage in a few years. I don't drink the koolaid, thankfully
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Old 06-23-2011, 10:30 AM
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I love how all these articles talk about a pilot shortage. There isn't going to be a pilot shortage-EVER.
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Old 06-23-2011, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by flyeagle111 View Post
I was actually sitting in a UND class when this article was brought up. Many students spoke up saying they were excited for the pilot shortage in a few years. I don't drink the koolaid, thankfully
You will have a successful pilot career. Being realistic will help in the ups and downs with the career. Too bad your classmates are in for a hard reality call when they hit the line.
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Old 06-29-2011, 12:34 AM
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There have been a number of pilot shortages already, some of them very severe.

And the major airlines already have paid people to go to flight school. You just aren't old enough to remember and/or haven't studied Aviation History enough to know. UAL went to high schools and HIRED kids who had completed their PPL and had a HS Diploma.

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Old 06-29-2011, 05:23 AM
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Come on Cliff... even you know that is not going to happen again.
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Old 06-29-2011, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by goirishgo1976 View Post
I love how all these articles talk about a pilot shortage. There isn't going to be a pilot shortage-EVER.

You are correct sir !! These pilot shortage stories belong in the same group as little green men from Mars, Big Foots & global warming.
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