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Can anyone suggest a good place to look for training stats for helicopter pilots i.e. students, private, commercial, instructor numbers etc? I tried AOPA but they seem to have bundled all the fixed wing pilots in too!
gadgetguru
7th Nov 2006, 02:20
Wasn't there some discussion around these numbers fairly recently (<6 months)
seem to recall it was in response to a HAA article, & indications by some posters were that the figures weren't entirely spot on.
would the ABS already have access to that sort of information?
are there any other bodies that would have current/accurate info?
Did a search but the numbers dont appear to be readily apparent...
PHPA dont seem to have anything of the sort either...
NickLappos
7th Nov 2006, 03:47
On the FAA data base there are US summaries for each year, by catagory of certificate. The numbers are eye-watering.
Here:
http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/aviation_data_statistics/civil_airmen_statistics/2005/
2005 data:
Pilot--Total 609,737 Student 87,213 Recreational 278 Sport 134
Airplane: Private 228,619 Commercial 120,614 Airline Transport 141,992
Rotorcraft (only) 9,518 Glider (only ) 21,369 Lighter-than-air 5
Flight Instructor Certificates 90,555
Instrument Ratings 311,828
Great. Thanks Nick, just what I needed!:ok:
NickLappos
7th Nov 2006, 04:17
Here is something interesting:
Number of UK registered pilots: 41,000 (http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1/Trends%20in%20GA%20M%20Robinson%20201205.pdf)
Number of US registered FEMALE pilots: 36,584
(http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/aviation_data_statistics/civil_airmen_statistics/2005/)
Hummmmmm................
About the same percentage of female pilots to total number of pilots...
robsrich
7th Nov 2006, 09:22
What figures are you chasing?
I have some of the latest from CASA and CAA Australia which I use to track trends. In particular, the output of flying schools to meet expected expansion, an ageing population and an 8% growth in both Australian and New Zealand.
The restructuring of the light fleet in OZ is worth a look (as noted in sales), and explains the heavy demand for R44s.
Hope I can help if you can define your goal posts.
Any figures you have would be greatly appreciated. I'm particularly interested in finding out the number of Heli students studying/training per year, with a breakdown of private, instrument, commercial if possible and number of CFI's out there.