USA Pilot Shortage

[thornycactus]

To DesiPilot,

Thank you for enlightening me! You have your points right!

Since the schools are facing FI shortage, I am just suggesting a way whereby foreign FI can be extremely helpful. There are many advantages for securing foreign FI.

I suppose you knew countries like India’s, China’s and Taiwan’s aviation market are ‘booming’. Within 10 years down the road, there are lots of foreign students seeking aviation jobs. Perhaps, you should understand why the economic of certain countries are so good, the reasons are, they are opening to all money-making ideas, accepting foreign talents into their countries and making their nation more prosperous!

Let’s do a simple mathematical model of how to capture a big market:
100 wealthy Taiwanese students, 100 filthy rich Chinese Mainlanders students (not proficiency in English) as well as 100 rich Indian students are seeking flight training in US, probably the Indians will stay in US for their flight training.

Whereas for the 200 potential Taiwanese and Mainlander Chinese students might seek training elsewhere (out of US) due to language barrier. The bad thing for US is, these students are going to generate handsome revenue to another country!

If the schools really want to make money, the foreign FI (Mandarin speaking) will be a main attraction to these Mandarin speaking students. I am not joking! I met lots of Taiwanese students in US, and they were having a hard time during flying lesson. In fact, I recommended them to other countries where they can get appropriate lesson conducted in both English and Mandarin concurrently.

Yes, I do agree the process of HIB VISA application is troublesome and costly. Now, if the flying schools are willing to sort out the foreign flying instructor issue (right in the beginning) and employ foreign instructors, there is no doubt to get/attract these wealthy rich Chinese speaking students to the flying school!

Please note: Students are paying thousands and thousands of money to the school and comparing to a school forking out a few thousands on a H1B VSIA for a foreign instructor and bonding him for 3 to 6 years. The sum of money invested on a foreign FI is just only a tip of the ice-berg!!!

Please do not forget that H1B VISA (just only a few thousands) for foreign FI is a long term investment for the school and these foreign FI will going to attract and taking care of these “super” rich students. If these rich foreign students are happy and well taken care-of in the school, they might even consider investing in the flying school too! Please do not underestimate the financial capabilities of these Chinese, Taiwanese or Indians students!

This is a business tactic which Mr. Bill Clinton presented this idea on his speech years ago! This idea works!

Real Story 1
There was a real life account that I have experienced with a Indian friend. Whose dad was impressed by the teaching of an Indian CFI. So, his dad bought a few Diamond-twins planes for the flying school!

Real Story 2
I have a Thai-Chinese friend working in Australia as a flying instructor. You guess, that particular flying school in Australia is almost filled with rich Thais!

I have lots more stories to share but that’s enough to share with you the above two stories.

Do not blame it on USCIS. It is a lame excuse. The final decision is still lies on the school’s management whether will they sponsor H1B VISA or not. They can definitely do it if they want to!

Before I end here, my philosophy for you today is: “small money rolls out, whilst big money coming on your way!”. That is one main philosophy for successful Chinese millionaire today!