FAA Regulations to Create Need For More Airline Pilots,Update
Update----recently the FAA had made a rule change that will go into effect in august of next year requiring airlines to provide air crews with 9 hours of rest instead of 8. This move alone will demand hundreds if not thousands of new pilots.
Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing hard to get the minimal flight time from 250 hours of CRM commercial ab-intro flight training ramped up to 1500 hours. 1500 hours is the minimal flight time, required for for for an ATP (airline transport pilot). This is going to be a lot more difficult in today's flying environment. Fuel is very expensive as are rental rates with instructors. If you don't already have a bunch of hours racked up it's going to be difficult to get them. Most pilots go the flight instructor rout but that in itself will not produce enough pilots. But, the future is bright for aspiring pilots.
Further, American Airlines just pulled a couple hundred pilots out of furlough. Delta is pulling some airplanes out of the desert in wake of major profits.
What all this says is that if you want to be a pilot, START NOW. Hop over to joepilotecourse.com and listen to air traffic control to get a feel for air traffic.
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