Originally Posted by overpitched
Well there may be a shortage of experienced pilots but there is odviuosly no shortage of inexperienced pilots so I guess it comes down to either:
Improve pay and conditions to attract experienced pilots back into the industry and into the areas they are needed or
lower hiring standards to take advantage of a large pool of inexperienced pilots and hope for the best...
Well, in the UK I would have thought £500 a day was quite a good whack or are you saying that
experienced pilots should be paid more! As for the comment about lowering hiring standards and hoping for the best .....? How about, lowering recruitment requirements and putting some money into training and experience? Just a thought!
Cheers
Whirls