Are there too many student pilots!
Have just sat the first half of the ATPL exams at Gatwick and it started me thinking that there seems to be a lot of people. I would estimate about 60 candidates. Of those I would guess about 50 were going for their first professional license. There are 4 places in the UK where you can sit the exams although I expect Gatwick is the busiest but just after Christmas and New Year probably one of the quietest months. At a guess I would say the average per month is about 150 - 200 throughout the UK so about 2100 per year. How many jobs are there for 250hr fATPL holders each year? Training providers are saying the job prospects are good, I don't see how that is possible.