How many people in the world are pilots?

[Martin_123]

roughly around 2000 professional and 1000 ppls here in Ireland (ROI) so that's 0.065% or one in 1500

[Flying Binghi]

via Jan Olieslagers #2:

Sorry, only a microlighter...

Unless yer a commercial microlighter i woulda thought yer still a private pilot even if your driving a powered parachute..







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[SidT]

Don't forget about whales... some of them are pilots

I'll get mi coat...

[abgd]

Nah, they're a sort of big dolphin.

[Flying Binghi]

via SidT:
Don't forget about whales... some of them are pilots

Apparently they didn't do the nav part at pilot school, they keep geting stuck on beachs..








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[kzinvogon]

Originally Posted by Fuji Abound

What does?

It makes you think we are a pretty special bunch really.

and dont some of us know it.

Then again it is just a matter of money - it is not difficult really. I reckon you could train a monkey given enough time.

Sure if a monkey can do radio , - and turn up for a medical, bi-annual , etc etc . - you reckon wrong

[mary meagher]

A lot, but how many would you trust with your life? Statistics.. vs currency!

[Sam Rutherford]

Whales or Monkeys?

[Ebbie 2003]

License is for life.

The right to use it goes with medical certification etc.

Looks like the number in US and Europe is about 1 in 1000 who at sometime qualified to fly powered airplanes - rest of the world would likely knock that down to 1 in 10,000 taking into those who no longer meet medical standards.

Oooh, aren't we all so special?

[Three Lima Charlie]

US (FAA) Pilot--Total 584,362
Student 128,501 (valid for 60 months)
Recreational (only) 175
Sport (only) 5,889

Airplane
Private 162,313
Commercial 96,081
Airline Transport 157,894
Rotorcraft (only) 15,518
Glider (only ) 17,991
Flight Instructor Certificates 104,382
Instrument Ratings 302,572
Remote Pilots 20,362

Non Pilot--Total 652,943
Mechanic 279,435
Repairmen 34,411
Parachute Rigger 5,851
Ground Instructor 65,053
Dispatcher 19,758
Flight Navigator 67
Flight Attendant 212,607
Flight Engineer 35,761

[Maoraigh1]

A very high proportion of instructors. And more than the number of commercial pilots.

[India Four Two]

UK PPL A 10,576

I haven't re-validated mine for more than twenty years. Am I included in that number?

[Sam Rutherford]

Yes, of course!

[India Four Two]

So how long will they keep me on the list before they figure I'm dead or past it?

[Sam Rutherford]

I heard a long time ago that many ARE dead. The NOK rarely inform the CAA (not exactly on the 'list of things to do for probate') and the CAA are hardly going to research it.

I would imagine there's a system where you're automatically 'knocked off' at 100 years old or something (but even that could come back to bite)...

[177]

Is there any statistics how many EASA pilot licenses issued each year?

[LTCTerry]

Wake up sleepy thread

Originally Posted by Maoraigh1

A very high proportion of instructors. And more than the number of commercial pilots.

Commercial is required to become an instructor. Once someone gets an ATP they no longer count in the Commercial stats, but remain instructors.

Concievably there are also Sport Instructors in that figure - no Commercial required.

(This is probably the oldest thread I've ever responded to. Trying to find the percentage of non-military pilots in the US. Guessing that the vast majority of non-military pilots are in Europe and the English speaking nations.)

[Sam Rutherford]

Nice thread revival!

[rudestuff]

[FullMetalJackass]

Originally Posted by Three Lima Charlie

US (FAA) Pilot--Total 584,362
Student 128,501 (valid for 60 months)
Recreational (only) 175
Sport (only) 5,889

Airplane
Private 162,313
Commercial 96,081
Airline Transport 157,894
Rotorcraft (only) 15,518
Glider (only ) 17,991
Flight Instructor Certificates 104,382
Instrument Ratings 302,572
Remote Pilots 20,362

Non Pilot--Total 652,943
Mechanic 279,435
Repairmen 34,411
Parachute Rigger 5,851
Ground Instructor 65,053
Dispatcher 19,758
Flight Navigator 67
Flight Attendant 212,607
Flight Engineer 35,761

How many of these are double counted? I have an FAA licence piggybacked from my EASA licence. So am I counted in US even though I don't actually live there? And I know a considerable amount of pilots who did the same route in order to fly N reg outside of the country which issued their licence.....