It was interesting reading and there does appear to be some expansion going on; but I'm not convinced the picture is as rosy as the HAA thinks.
Certainly, insurance costs can make it 'difficult' to employ pilots with less than that magic 1,000 hour mark. It seems true that experienced pilots are getting harder to find for casual work as they're tending to be 'snapped up' into full time employment.
However, if the expansion is going to be mostly tourist flying, then there will be plenty of opportunities for the low time pilots who are willing to 'go anywhere' to work - judging by current practices.
Where will the initiatives come from? If the larger companies 'feel the pinch', I think the'll develop ways to bring the lower time people into the fold.
and the more the merrier - the HAA may even get more members!!
