While airline piolts dont seem to be Skygods any more-if they ever were , and its still some thing that not everyone can do. Itis a huge fiancial challnge for a start, some peopel just dont have the right inate abilities to judge height sna speeds which si kind of imprtant for landing and I think youare overlookign that fact that many jobs have become easier or more accessible in the last 25 years