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This is actually true, and it points to the fact that most of these engineers are not aviation lovers in the slightest. One observation would be how few engineers at major aerospace firms are in it for the love of flying. Grabbing numbers off the top I would say 80% or more of the engineering staff has no flight training at all, not even on radio-controlled toys or MS FlightSim. Perhaps 10% has a PPL or higher ratings with 2% tops with actual professional flying experience. Generally the latter work in Flight Test and use the experience in their job. If you like the "pilot culture" as an engineer working in aerospace, you need to shop around. Some companies are better than others.Originally Posted by deadstick35
Mike reminded me of something. There were/are more ME's and EE's than AE's employed at aerospace companies.