Rumours that the numbers of new cadet applicants are falling
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The industry is rapidly changing, in the cyclical nature it adheres to.
T&Cs are starting to get better and change.
According to a Senior CAA examiner, the whole of Europe is only currently producing half of the required pilots to meet current European demand.
His words were "the next concern is with the quality of training, as the impact will be in the next generation when they become Commanders. Looking at the concerns of automation and recent accidents, which can be attributed to basic flying skills, it is probably no surprise that the CAA major concern going forward is training."
Read from it what you will.
My opinion is that the training industry has relied on retiring airline pilots to keep it going since the end of time, and now due to rapid expansion, and the lack of choice of newbies to instruct, there is a worsening situation.
My two-penneth.
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T&Cs are starting to get better and change.
According to a Senior CAA examiner, the whole of Europe is only currently producing half of the required pilots to meet current European demand.
His words were "the next concern is with the quality of training, as the impact will be in the next generation when they become Commanders. Looking at the concerns of automation and recent accidents, which can be attributed to basic flying skills, it is probably no surprise that the CAA major concern going forward is training."
Read from it what you will.
My opinion is that the training industry has relied on retiring airline pilots to keep it going since the end of time, and now due to rapid expansion, and the lack of choice of newbies to instruct, there is a worsening situation.
My two-penneth.
AD
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My opinion is that the training industry has relied on retiring airline pilots to keep it going since the end of time, and now due to rapid expansion, and the lack of choice of newbies to instruct, there is a worsening situation.
However, when you look at the prospect of a full-time commercial flying instructor position the salaries are laughable - barely a living wage for a single person, let alone for someone with a wife and family. The cadets are paid more ... !!!
So the idea that retired airline pilots with a pension to fall back on will continue to meet the demand is, as A_D has pointed out, is a mis-conception.
