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12-20-2020, 12:59 PM
#41
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Joined APC: Jan 2016
Posts: 128
Originally Posted by loganeich
The amount of flight training at my small airport has gone up dramatically due to COVID. Most of the people have other careers and are just learning to fly for fun. They can’t travel, go to bars, movies, etc.. Learning to fly is a way to get out of the house and to learn a new skill. A couple airline guys that took leave are now doing it full time. A few others are doing as much as they want part time.
I’ll hit 1500 next month, hopefully get my ATP in spring, and will hope things recover around the time my daughter can drive. My wife gets her vaccine on Monday since she works at the hospital, so things should start moving soon once that gets widespread. I predict a repeat of the 1918 flu turning into the roaring 20’s.
I’ll hit 1500 next month, hopefully get my ATP in spring, and will hope things recover around the time my daughter can drive. My wife gets her vaccine on Monday since she works at the hospital, so things should start moving soon once that gets widespread. I predict a repeat of the 1918 flu turning into the roaring 20’s.
12-21-2020, 06:38 AM
#43
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Originally Posted by BoldPilot
Hopefully not an exact repeat. It didn’t really end well.
Great Depression
Nations polarized between Facism and Communism
World War, followed by 50 years of cold war.
12-21-2020, 08:55 AM
#44
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
No kidding...
Great Depression
Nations polarized between Facism and Communism
World War, followed by 50 years of cold war.
Great Depression
Nations polarized between Facism and Communism
World War, followed by 50 years of cold war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s#19th_century
12-22-2020, 06:38 AM
#45
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
Uhh, historically speaking, that period was scarcely unique:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s#19th_century
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s#19th_century
12-24-2020, 06:15 PM
#47
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Joined APC: Dec 2019
Posts: 476
Originally Posted by meitnerium
I’m pushing 2,000TT as a CFI now. I’ll be a 2 year in March. It’s very disheartening applying for entry level SIC jobs. Merry Christmas.
Great job. ********* industry. You’ll be ok. Merry Christmas.
12-24-2020, 06:43 PM
#48
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Posts: 2,219
Originally Posted by R0GER BALL
There’s pilots with 2000hrs turbine time doing same. In eight to ten years it will happen again. Just like 2001. 2008. Now.
Great job. ********* industry. You’ll be ok. Merry Christmas.
Great job. ********* industry. You’ll be ok. Merry Christmas.
12-25-2020, 01:07 PM
#49
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Joined APC: Aug 2016
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Posts: 6,957
Originally Posted by R0GER BALL
There’s pilots with 2000hrs turbine time doing same. In eight to ten years it will happen again. Just like 2001. 2008. Now.
2001 was the twin towers being destroyed, many people did not fly. 2008 was the mortgage bubble (lying about income to get mortgages with no proof of income) and Mark to market causing a recession. Also the flying mandatory retirement went up from 60 to 65. The major airlines had a major consolidation that contributed to the lost decade. Don’t see those two things happening again. 2020 was the worst plague in a century, except for the Asian flu in 1958 and the Hong Kong flu in 1968. I forget, did we have across the board pilot furloughs in those years?
Of course there will be black swan events in the future, but I reject the idea they occur every 8 to 10 years, as though they are related.
12-25-2020, 01:11 PM
#50
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Originally Posted by Hedley
There are many with 10,000 hours jet time doing the same after their regional shut down. Entry level jobs are extremely competitive again. Things will eventually get back to where 2,000 hours piston is extremely marketable and last until the next inevitable kick in the nads.
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