....Does anyone out there have any ideas on how we are going to keep the pilot pool going if these guys have to get 1500 hours to get a low paying regional airlines job?
Probably the same way it was done before 1995. Because you see, historically in the United States 1500 TT is
low.
Pipeline patrol. Ferry airplanes. Instruct. Tow. Haul jumpers. Part 135. Pump gas at the local airport and make yourself available for any odd flying jobs that come up. It is nothing new. And if you really want to fly it is not painful.