Pilot Shortage (2015 OSU Summit)
04-08-2015 | 10:47 AM
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Yes absolutely.
BUT....What happens when these countries, particularly China, take back their flight training? China is making big moves in aviation at all levels. I would not be surprised to see them soon winding down flight training in the United States. It makes sense from a financial, and maybe more importantly national pride reasons for China to do so.
So my question is: Is the United States ready for the draw down of foreign flight training? We need to stop kicking the can down the road.
BUT....What happens when these countries, particularly China, take back their flight training? China is making big moves in aviation at all levels. I would not be surprised to see them soon winding down flight training in the United States. It makes sense from a financial, and maybe more importantly national pride reasons for China to do so.
So my question is: Is the United States ready for the draw down of foreign flight training? We need to stop kicking the can down the road.
The head of the college program I was teaching in a couple of years ago went to China working on a contract and told us (instructors) we could go to China for a 3 year contract, instruct there at $75,000 a year housing included, and be guaranteed a job with a Chinese national carrier when the contract was included. Job offer would be flying a heavy cargo config based in LA.
04-08-2015 | 10:57 AM
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The head of the college program I was teaching in a couple of years ago went to China working on a contract and told us (instructors) we could go to China for a 3 year contract, instruct there at $75,000 a year housing included, and be guaranteed a job with a Chinese national carrier when the contract was included. Job offer would be flying a heavy cargo config based in LA.
04-08-2015 | 11:06 AM
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Yes absolutely.
BUT....What happens when these countries, particularly China, take back their flight training? China is making big moves in aviation at all levels. I would not be surprised to see them soon winding down flight training in the United States. It makes sense from a financial, and maybe more importantly national pride reasons for China to do so.
So my question is: Is the United States ready for the draw down of foreign flight training? We need to stop kicking the can down the road.
BUT....What happens when these countries, particularly China, take back their flight training? China is making big moves in aviation at all levels. I would not be surprised to see them soon winding down flight training in the United States. It makes sense from a financial, and maybe more importantly national pride reasons for China to do so.
So my question is: Is the United States ready for the draw down of foreign flight training? We need to stop kicking the can down the road.
No! I believe the US is very good at implementing plans, procedures, and wishlists without knowing if or how it will work. The US is also very good at implementing regulations and taxes in which is helping to drive aviation into irrelevancy in this country. Many developing countries are taking the bull by the horns and buying US businesses and whatever support products and staff needed to accomplish their goals. I am not a hater because I have seen this movie before starring other US industries from the 1970's.
04-08-2015 | 04:07 PM
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...sort of.
School is still operating, just switched flags from Illinois to Parkland (local JuCo).
Meh...UofI had been working for years to rid itself of such a blue collar blight on it's esteemed curricula. Treated like red headed step children when I attended.
School is still operating, just switched flags from Illinois to Parkland (local JuCo).
Meh...UofI had been working for years to rid itself of such a blue collar blight on it's esteemed curricula. Treated like red headed step children when I attended.
But yeah, Illinois had been trying to get rid of it for years. Not much research coming out of the school, and a perceived 'back door' for students to get into the university that did not meet the admissions standards of other programs. And, When I changed my major about 10 years ago, my advisor in LAS said there wasn't an aviaton program anymore, and I had to show him there was...
04-08-2015 | 06:08 PM
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No! I believe the US is very good at implementing plans, procedures, and wishlists without knowing if or how it will work. The US is also very good at implementing regulations and taxes in which is helping to drive aviation into irrelevancy in this country. Many developing countries are taking the bull by the horns and buying US businesses and whatever support products and staff needed to accomplish their goals. I am not a hater because I have seen this movie before starring other US industries from the 1970's.
04-09-2015 | 12:04 PM
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They will get it together when it comes to safety much like producing a better product the US produced at one time such as the automobile. May be by that time we would have figured out how to treat your customers!
04-10-2015 | 08:17 AM
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