Quote: “The only shortage I see is the shortage of qualified, experienced pilots willing to work for sub-par conditions and pay. Low to medium time guys are a dime a dozen.”
Please let us have definitions of the above. It would help to see some hard numbers and qualifications mentioned. What does the industry regard as:
1. a qualified, experienced pilot
2. a medium time pilot
3. a low time pilot
The shortage of a year ago has indeed vanished but remember how quickly demand for pilots became hot two and a half years ago. The supply of pilots is relatively inflexible in economic terms. It will take only a small upturn in the economy plus increased drilling and exploration to increase the demand for pilots. It is encouraging that more jobs have been advertised in the last few months.