he was not good enough for any other careers other than to be a pilot
I love this statement. You just answered your question. HAHAHAha
Used to be that you had to be the best of the best, you had to get through a tough selection process where you had to beat hundreds of guys to it, you had to have flown Air Force jets and gone to war etc etc.
Now all you need is :
1.Being dumb enough to not be able to follow any other career.
2. Enough cash to buy a pilots licence - which they will give to anyone these days - ( 9/11 hijackers being a prime example)