WSJ attacks 1500 hour rule causing pilot shor
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Well, I didn’t read the article (because I’m too cheap to pay for it), but simply responding to the headline,……. GOOD!!!! I’m glad that the media is ringing the bell of a potential pilot shortage, although I’m not confident that they’ll expose other, (equally as culpable), factors leading to it.
I believe that the 1500 hour rule is ONE of MANY factors leading to a pilot shortage. And I don’t see a problem with that!
High individual training costs, fewer military pilots, and a general lack of interest on the part of young adults in becoming anything other than a video game designer, a rapper, NBA sensation, or social media influencer all play a part in the potential for a shortage of qualified professional pilots.
We’ll know that there is a genuine shortage of pilots when commercial airlines begin lobbying the government to increase (or remove) the mandatory retirement age. As things currently stand, airlines appear all-to-happy to replace their older/expensive pilots with young/cheaper pilots.
I believe that the 1500 hour rule is ONE of MANY factors leading to a pilot shortage. And I don’t see a problem with that!
High individual training costs, fewer military pilots, and a general lack of interest on the part of young adults in becoming anything other than a video game designer, a rapper, NBA sensation, or social media influencer all play a part in the potential for a shortage of qualified professional pilots.
We’ll know that there is a genuine shortage of pilots when commercial airlines begin lobbying the government to increase (or remove) the mandatory retirement age. As things currently stand, airlines appear all-to-happy to replace their older/expensive pilots with young/cheaper pilots.
Last edited by Slick111; 12-29-2021 at 06:11 AM.
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Yet more proof that corporations are running this country, not the people. The 1500 hour rule is costing the airlines a ton of money which bleeds over into every industry. So it must go, safety be damned!
The WSJ is the #1 propaganda tool of corporations. It's the CNN of the corporate world.
The WSJ is the #1 propaganda tool of corporations. It's the CNN of the corporate world.
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That’s plan B, this is the much easier and cheaper plan A.
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Get rid of it, and you'll have food stamp wage regional pay scales again. The 1500hr rule forced companies to actually pay a living wage to pilots, and boosted the rest of us up.
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