Funnily enough there was a surplus of entry level pilots even before the govt started handing out gigantic loans for it.
My CPL grads are all self-funded, they are found in all areas of aviation. I was also self-funded, I earned most of it and the rest was paid for by scholarships. I never borrowed or was given a cent towards it and had UK, USA and Australian CPLs by the age of 29. It was doable then and it is doable now.
The HELP system is a massive gravy train. It leaves a lot of casualties in its wake and makes a few people very rich. (eg Neel from Soar). You may not see them dre, but I do, before these loans there weren't these broken people who were promised the world but ended up crippled with debt for the rest of their lives.
Someone needs to crunch the numbers, not anecdotally, and present them to the taxpayers.
Last edited by Clare Prop; 23rd April 2024 at 10:46.