The Yank:
The economy has only masked the looming pilot shortage. In the next 5-10 years the Sh*t will hit the fan, and finally it will be in our favour
I can't wait!
We should all flip the coin back to them and as we are now forced to accept pay cuts (or new guys: PAY to work!!) we should ask "ridiculous" amounts in return to balance the scale back...
Years back pilots were in short supply and had to be "bought" away from their current contracts! Sometimes with very hefty signing bonuses.
I just look forward to it not being "normal" anymore to buy your own type rating, or pay to fly, or work for free, or sit in ****ty hotels, or collect 7 euro's for an overnight, or be asked to surrender half your net income, or having to live in a student flat cause that's all you can afford, or or or or or....
I cant wait!! 