Hi!
Student pilot starts in the US have been down by about 50% in the last 5 years. I belive people have been hearing about the low pay of beginning pilots, and the high cost of training, and many of them that would've begun training are not doing so now.
Cessna's new LSA aircraft will help this situation significantly. The cost per flight hour will go way down, because the capital cost of the aircraft, maintenance and, especially fuel, will be much lower.
I think that airlines will be forced to start Ab-Initio training, regardless of the positive effects of the Cessna LSA.
cliff
KYIP