It's pretty simple really. Why is there such a shortage ? I hated every minute of HAA and many folk do too. That's why they can't find pilots. There's not enough money in the world to make me go back to that again. Those UK based jobs that I see get posted up on here are a far better deal than what most US EMS pilots are getting. Spending $100k+ to train yourself up to end up doing that for a career...I'd consider that a tragedy.