sixpack
New Member
Do you ever wish there were more pilots to train? If there were, the line for airline jobs would be that much longer.
When flight training is slow:
OPTIMIST: There's going to be a shortage of pilots soon, and I'll be in demand.
PESSIMIST: I will never get my hours at this rate.
I've signed off about 10 ATP in the last three months. Every one of these pilots is ahead of me in line for that airline job. Sure makes me wonder how many people are in line for the show, and how soon the doors will open.
Does anybody have real data (quantitative, not qualitative) on the age distribution for current airline pilots. What percentage of pilots are 59 years old (1% or 20%?). Is there really a big retirement coming soon. How do these numbers compare with the number of people waiting to get in?
When flight training is slow:
OPTIMIST: There's going to be a shortage of pilots soon, and I'll be in demand.
PESSIMIST: I will never get my hours at this rate.
I've signed off about 10 ATP in the last three months. Every one of these pilots is ahead of me in line for that airline job. Sure makes me wonder how many people are in line for the show, and how soon the doors will open.
Does anybody have real data (quantitative, not qualitative) on the age distribution for current airline pilots. What percentage of pilots are 59 years old (1% or 20%?). Is there really a big retirement coming soon. How do these numbers compare with the number of people waiting to get in?