Pilot Shortage (2015 Embry Riddle summit)
01-14-2015 | 02:58 PM
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This is a troll post right?
The "talent?" Are you kidding me? What exactly constitutes "necessary experience?"
Most regional pilots are flying less advanced acft under far more grueling schedules with a fraction of the work rules of a mainline pilot......All that for maybe 50% of the pay.
The "regional" acft today are the mainline acft of yesterday DC9-10, fokker etc etc. Many regionals are flying larger acft than mainline did in the 70s/80s/90s.
The major/minor league reference absolutely is NOT a good one to use. You don't get to a major because you are a "good pilot."
The "talent?" Are you kidding me? What exactly constitutes "necessary experience?"
Most regional pilots are flying less advanced acft under far more grueling schedules with a fraction of the work rules of a mainline pilot......All that for maybe 50% of the pay.
The "regional" acft today are the mainline acft of yesterday DC9-10, fokker etc etc. Many regionals are flying larger acft than mainline did in the 70s/80s/90s.
The major/minor league reference absolutely is NOT a good one to use. You don't get to a major because you are a "good pilot."
This is how the system is supposed to work. You start out entry level working you tail off gaining experience. If you're good enough, you make it to the bigs.
Oh really? Guess that I'm just a nice guy then!
01-14-2015 | 03:18 PM
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It's either get rid of the ATP rule or airlines should just train their own pilots, they could either make the trainee pay everything or partially by a loan which has to be paid back when training is completed over a certain time.
01-14-2015 | 03:38 PM
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MPL is what's needed. Self funded and given a mainline seniority number from day one. That seniority number is compensation for having to self fund the training. They season at a regional under the tutelage of an experience regional captain, and then transition to their respective major.
01-14-2015 | 03:44 PM
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01-14-2015 | 04:03 PM
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MPL is what's needed. Self funded and given a mainline seniority number from day one. That seniority number is compensation for having to self fund the training. They season at a regional under the tutelage of an experience regional captain, and then transition to their respective major.
So why not just get rid of the regionals and hire directly to a major, you know, like they used to. That way they could learn under the experience of a major captain. Arguably better than learning from a regional captain.
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