There are several aspects which contribute to worsening of our T&Cs. I`ll name a few; possibly too many airlines (not aircraft) competing for the flying public as to barely make somewhat of a profit; an abundance of young, aspiring pilots with a major lack of experience willing to pay good money to fly commercially; an almost complete automation of modern-day aircraft, reducing pilots to systems operators.
Money means everything in aviation. Ask anybody! But which way the cashflow is heading is another aspect. You an buy many things; a uniform, your lunch, charts, a typerating, commercial flight hours, etc etc. But there is one thing that cannot be bought, and that is experience
. You can also ask yourself why fewer airlines consider a high experience level (flying) not to be much of an asset anymore, rather than paying to get in the front door
. But it seems times are changing again, perhaps for the better. The accidents and incidents in the US has brought attention to a few things which have been lacking the last 5-10 years. And to top it off, the Hudson River landing clearly shows how experience is a benefit, and why experienced pilots should be compensated accordingly.
To all up-and-comers; first thing is to get some experience. Do some instructing, air taxi, freight hauling at night, whatever it takes really, as long as you don`t cop out and buy yourself a job (yes, I know a lot of flight schools more than encourage you to do so). Think long term investment in your own well-being and porfessional career. And don`t forget to enjoy yourself when taking that road
