Worldwide Pilot Shortage [2019] Is the pilot shortage real?
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- In this video I talk about if the there really is a worldwide pilot shortage and answer the question, "Is the pilot shortage real?" I give my experiences and those of close friends of pilot jobs in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia. I compare the current pilot job options now compared to the last 5-6 years.
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Me watching this in 2020:
Kelsey: "some economic crash"
Me: aged like milk.
Well he knows more than we do, lol
Literally coming to comment this lol
was about to comment the same thing :D
now it’s 2022 and things are even worse 😅
Thanks for the info! I always wanted to be a pilot, but life and other commitments got in the way. Now being over 40, I started following my dream. Most people thought I was crazy, but I followed my passion. Now, I'm one check ride away from being a commercial pilot. Thanks for inspiring people. I'm trying to help people now to follow their dreams as well. If you want something bad enough, just go for it!
I will check the vids out. I chose to go the accelerated route, it's been eat, sleep and everything aviation. I started with 0hrs in February 18 and as of now, I have 210 hrs. Not much I know, but just chugging along. If the check ride gods are good, I will have my com multi next week and com single the week after. Then, I'm heading to get my CFI, CFII and MEI. Just looking forward to being out of school. Thanks again!
Yes sir you right
I’m doing the same thing! I wanted to be a pilot since I was 3, and I start flight school in January at 31
Me too! Started at 40 no doing my ppl. No idea where this will take me but hopefully I will sit in my dream office some day!
37 Years old here, done PPL and IFR, check ride away from CPL and will do CFI.... Following that dream too.....
They could solve this "pilot shortage" easily if they were prepared to help fund the training, because money is by far the biggest barrier to just about everybody who wants to be a pilot. There's no shortage of people who'd love to do (and would be capable of doing) the job, only a shortage of people rich enough to get the training/flying hours needed.
Why would they pay for something they don't have to?
@@mgtowski395 well they don't have to, but they should stop going on about pilot shortages. If the cost of training wasn't a factor then there wouldn't be a shortage... just saying.
@Rich 91 it's a lot harder to earn that kind of money in the UK.
@@SuburbanFox That I agree with. It's their making. Also, after the next downturn, we may have too many pilots that are qualified but not enough jobs. Have a good 2019!
Or you can work as a flight attendant a few years and make the money.
6:58 Yo Kelsey predicted corona putting world flights to a halt.
Genius
jinxed it
A lot of smart people have been predicting something like corona would happen. Unfortunately all the tinfoil hats say they caused it. There's an effect i forgot what it's called. You will be criticized for doing anything at all- good or bad. Case in point: Bill Gates, one of the world's greatest philanthropists who truly cares about humanity as a whole. Yet these wackadoos say he's trying to kill everyone or implant 5g microchips and destroy us with vaccines. Guarantee i already triggered some conspiracy theorists lol.
these things come in cycles. He predicted nothing.
@@phxcppdvlazi Yeah Bill Gates seems like a cool dude I don't know why these 9th grade dropouts are getting so flustered over him.
10 months left in the military then flight school here I come!!! I can’t wait! 🛫✈️
How's your flight school have you stayed commited to your goals ? ....... A year laterr
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I will be your captain today. I've never flown a plane before but I've got lots of experience with Nintendo video games. Please relax and enjoy your trip.
Spirit Airlines in a nutshell.
You sound like that ground crew that stole the airplane last year and crashed it
ehat about FSX?
@@bigfranchise have you flown with Spirit before?
@@luo1314 I have, and never had any problems with them
tell all the airlines im on my way ✈️🏃🏾♂️
74 Gear thank you ima continue to grind as hard as I can 💪🏽
hahaahhahahahhaha. me too
I'm already there, mention my name, I'll put a good word in for you.
Barry Boone hahahaha right? 😜
ME TOO 🙌🏾 lets get after it
I am flying that plane you mentioned, 'ATR' in Asia. Very fun to fly and working schedule is fantastic for family man.
I'm ex military looking to get into private sector aviation in Europe (UK) your videos are really helpful, cheers man!
really happy to help AA, glad you are enjoying them!
You made me sooo happy dude 😁👊
I just found your channel and i saw almost every video, but this one encouraged me more to start my flight training. Thank you very much and congratulations for your amazing channel.
Appreciate your work, hitting 40 soon and still flying Beechcraft 1900 (5 years Africa and Afghanistan) hopefully moving to the airlines in the near future. Keep up the great work!
I'm about to start my flight training, and I've been stressing over whether it's a good career choice and all the negative things I've heard about the industry, and this video really makes me feel a lot more confident about it! Thanks for the morale boost!
absolutely Nate... if you have questions as you go through training let me know but there is a lot of videos in my channel that should be helpful for you
@@74gear Thank you so much man! I'm so excited to get started, I've wanted to be a pilot since as long as I can remember. I'm glad there are so many supportive people like you out there.
At 2021,
God listened You till 6:58. Not after that.
This video is actually amazing, it was wall detailed i could tell you have put in a lot towards this video so thank you :)
There’s a shortage on experienced pilots because flight school is crazy expensive plus the major airlines in the US required to have at least a bachelors degree which is also kind of expensive to get and to me that’s the real reason why the shortage is happening
Yeah having to have a 4 year degree is crazy.
@Rich 91 because going to school paying for a college degree you wont use is crazy.
Wrong on the degree. My neighbor went from high school to flight arrendant to pilot for Hawaiian.
guitaristinseattle the fact that your neighbor got hired without a bachelors degree doesn’t mean I’m wrong. The big Arline’s in the US do required a degree so may be your neighbor got lucky good for him :)
Delta is the only company still requiring a degree, and that’s going to change very soon.
Same here. I am 36 and and working towards my PPL this year. (want to continue for my CPL after my PPL)
I always wanted to be a pilot and now I have the financial strength to do what I really love.
It is amazing to hear that you did it Ed! Well done.
When did you started training for your PPL? How old were you?
I'm not a pilot but a raid aviation fan! Love your channel. This video was great! Please keep making videos!
Working my way through them all! @@74gear
Nice to hear a professional speak the truth/facts !!!
Always wanted to be a pilot! When I graduated high school my dad told me he would help me get loans to pay for flight school. I graduated from a 2 year school and transferred to an aviation college. This was probably the most exciting time of my life. At the last minute he decided it was a bad idea. It’s was very expensive and the outlook for starting pilots in 2008 was not good. I left school, got a job, and managed to get around 30hrs in a Cessna 150. It was amazing, but the cost was killing me lol almost like a drug addiction. I haven’t accomplished anything since. At 23, I left aviation behind and here I am a decade later reconsidering it! It’s very sad to think about an alternate future you wish you had. If you’re pursuing this career, I wish you the best! Don’t give up!
Marx Mclouth Not sure how old you are but you sound young. Have you thought about joining the military aviation? My husband and his friends did. That got them the experience and hours. Also, the GI Bill helps pay for training if you can find a flight center that accepts it or you can go to an aviation college like Embry Riddle and GI Bill will cover cost and pay housing allowance.
A G thank you for the reply! Well, I’m not married and have no kids, but I’m 31, so might be a bit old for military lol gettin up there!
Marx Mclouth The age limit is 35. You’re not too old. In fact one of our pilot friend joined in his late to early 30s.
@@marxmclouth2935 I'm 31, I'll probably be starting my CPL mid to late this year... I'm gonna liquidate all my assets, finance training and give it a go... landing your first job seems a lot easier than what the people before you had to endure. figured Id give you my 2 cents, considering we're in the same boat, all the best!
I'm also 31. Left Active Duty after 8 years. Training now towards PPL. After that Ill go for instrument, multi, commercial and maybe CFI. Money is tough but GI bills helps take some of the sting out of the cost.
Funny, a day ago I just watched a video how it's very hard to become a pilot and the worst part is the bad payment and that it's very hard to get in an airlines. I was sceptical about my choice of career. But now I know there is still hope!
IF you were a citizen of china
the airline would fund all your training
pay for your housing and 300 bucks a month for food
then when you return to china they fund your type rating course
and you start at about $7000 a month as fo on a320
@@uncleruckus5742 China is currently in the process to fully implement a social credit system and is becoming more and more xenophobic. I wouldn't recommend going to China if you can avoid it...
@Doge di Amalfi You seem to miss the problems a social credit system brings with it.
Btw. I support the removal of a lot social systems because of the high amount of abuse. Removing that crap would allow for lower taxes which makes even lower incomes much more valuable overall..
Anyway the social credit system on the other pretty will punish you if you do something that "society" (whoever that may be - usually the government) doesn't agree with. Let's say I dislike the current leader of my country and I voice my opinion online. That could cost me credits in that system and might affect whether I'm allowed to travel to other countries. Overall the problem is not necessarily the system but who uses a system for what purpose. And if we talk about China there is the "glorious communist party" that controls said system. Do you get the idea why it might be a bad idea to move to China?
@Doge di Amalfi Then why do you need to use a VPN to actually access TH-cam (or pretty much any other web site outside of China) and write comments here? Hey if you are happy in China - good for you. I hope it stays that way. But if you are intentionally ignorant to what happens around you then that is your choice.
Btw. you made me chuckle when you assumed I'm from the UK or a supporter of May or Corbyn...
And also just to let you know - you have no idea what my moral code is...
@Doge di Amalfi Why did you leave China if it is such a perfect place?
And just to let you know - I hate Angela. I never voted for her. I support Brexit just as I'd support us leaving the EU. Don't assume that everyone in Germany is behind the insanity our "leaders" are doing...
Thank you for your advice. Hope many young ones see this is an opportunity and take advantage. We need people like yourself to expose the truths and help people to achieve their goals or move elsewhere. Thank you sir and the best to you.
Inspiring vid - definitely given me some additional motivation to get on with the training. I’m 32 and part way through the PPL and aim to start the theory and hour-building as soon as I can once the PPL is gained. By the time I’m 36 I’d like to be fully qualified.
I’m taking the modular route so that I can train whilst holding down a full time job.
Been with SWA for 20 years. Fun place to work!
Love southwest. It's not fancy but it's dead reliable and they're easy to work with on ticket changes, etc.
Captain Kelsey: Thanks for elaborating and clarifying a global common concern. It would be great if you can film a video about another wide spread issue, the automation of flight decks, as in not having pilots in the cockpit. This is currently causing a major drawback and certainly discouraging aspiring pilots. Thank you!
I think self-flying planes will take some time, quite a lot of time if at all we'll ever get there. Artificial Intelligence and automation on their own can be a disaster. Take the case of MCAS for example, taking control of a plane and crashing it. There was also a B-52 bomber that was crashed by a computer. Automation and artificial intelligence rely on sensors and sensors fail from time to time. Even the militaries aren't that willing to have automated drones in combat, what makes you the civilians will buy the idea soon.
Yay! This video just gave me more motivation to keep studying! Hehe thanks 😜 Great channel by the way! Very informative
glad you are enjoying the videos Little... keep grinding out those hours and let me know if you have any aviation questions!
I'm not a pilot, but I am really interested in, and entertained by these videos. Keep up the good work.
I appreciate the nice words Moto...
thank u for the info. my friends dad a pilot he told me that in every moment there are almost 16500 needed pilots. and 6000 only in china
any way. he gave me a number. im checking options for flight school outside my country maybe at washington U.S
Avianca "does" take pilots with only 250 hrs, my friend got hired fresh out of flight school to fly A320's, this happened during the strike you were talking about
This is fantastic to hear. I actually just started, I'm only on week three though (previously army "drone" pilot). Thanks for the video!
Thanks for your service Kenny, I have a bunch of videos so hopefully they help you and if you ever have any pilot questions just let me know.
This is exciting for me since I'm just starting to take lessons for ppl/cpl. To know I'll have job prospects for the next 10 years is fabulous:)
6:56 dammit Kelsey... this is your fault!
Hi Sir, I see this video was uploaded 3 years ago. That was well before the pandemic. What are your thoughts on the same now, given the current situation?
74 gear thanks soo much bro👍💯💯
great vid !!
Yoooo Kelsey, any updates to this video after Covid-19 now?
Oh man the foreshadowing at 6:58 😂
So much gold info! Thanks for the laughs!!
glad you enjoyed it Dane!
The add-libs are hilarious! Another great video...
tomorrow i have my exam on ATA 29 hydraulics and im watching your vlogs....
welp
I'd also like to know how it went.
I think the pilot shortage is a self inflicted wound. Aircraft mechanics with experience are in the same boat. I've had my private since December 01 even before 9/11 pilots with low time were paid like fast food workers and less in most cases. I lost interest in the commercial side because of that. The mechanics are just behind airline pilots it just management hasn't figured it out and can't seem to understand why guys aren't sticking around when these ungrateful mechanics are getting "the privilege" of working on their aircraft.
Great synopsis! Thanks for the video.
glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching.
Just found your channel, subscribed, rang the bell, etc. Funny you use "death sentence" referring to the guy breaking contract with a middle eastern carrier. The film clips are on point. Look forward to more.
Kelsey can you make an update on this video post pandemic. Student pilot looking for options/tips/tricks.
Airlines should open academies where they pay for the pilot training. A lot of jobs out there pay for training , such as police, firefighters, military, electricians etc.
Great video boss!!! I also like how u mix movie scenes with ur video hehe.
Really love this guys since of humor. I subscribed just because of that. Keep it up. I want to fly corporate but I'd love to fly overseas as well.
Thanks Marty, I appreciate it. Welcome to the 74 crew!
Turkish Airlines and Pegasus started to train their own pilots because of this crazy shortage.They cover all your education cost and cut from your salary each month once you start your job as second pilot.As a broke Polish fella, it was great chance for me.And my education ll soon start in Turkish Airlines.Wish me luck bros :)
Good luck! But don'T forget. You owe TK in Euros and you get paid in TRY. I have my close relatives there paying their studies for 6 years, but because of the inflation their debt is still the same. And as a former TK, I suggest you look for better alternatives ;)
@@Golright But i dont have any other option to be one.I cant cover flight school by myself.Because of my mother is Turkish, it is my only chance to join TK Academy.I know that only Turkish citizens can apply.l have just came to Istanbul just for this from Wroclaw.I have DLR exam in September 19.I cant go back now :)
@@Horusian Then, I bid you the best of luck!!!
@@GolrightThank you very much bro.:)
Goodluck to you !!!
0:24- 0:26 All you needed to say.
you predicted the airline situation we are experiencing today. You jinxed it Kels
I enjoyed watching all the videos you made, they are so informative, can't wait to watch more from you sir.
74 Gear I didn’t think about that yet😄. But I’m on the way and prepare to become a cadet pilot in Taiwan, btw my dream airplane is A350👍🏼
74 Gear
Yes, the 787 will be arriving tomorrow and sadly I didn’t pass the assessment of EVA, currently preparing for the assessment of China Airlines.
Are you flying a cargo(747)?
I would like to meet you in TPE whenever you fly to here again👍🏼
Funny, if those same airlines who wouldn't give low-time pilots the time of the day five years ago were wise enough to give more people a change back then, those low-time pilots would be experienced captains now and there would be no shortage. Gee-whiz, who could have thought that if you need experienced workers today you should have thought about it a few years ago.
Hi! So I have a question about the pilot shortage. So I’m only 14 but I really want to become a pilot. Do you think that by the time I graduate from college and get the flying hours I need, there will still be a high demand for pilots?
There are a few things to look at and these are the reasons I am getting back into the industry after 20 years of not flying.
The US (and a few other countries) is going through a huge population shift. 80,000,000 Americans are leaving the work force over the next 18-20 years. The baby boomer generation is hitting 65 at a rate of 10,000 a day. Airline pilots are a microcosm of that population, so imagine 30-40% of pilots retiring (mandatory for ATP). Not to mention the number one thing retirees want to do is travel in retirement. The travel industry (includes airlines in a big way) is expanding and expected to double over the same time period.
More people leaving combined with more people wanting to travel creates a double hit to the carrier industry. You could almost estimate the need for pilots will be twice what's currently leaving. I'm 49, have a commercial, instrument, was a cfi sel...I'm getting current in the next few weeks and recertified to instruct to build time and get my additional ratings. I figure I'll be ready for ATP in 12-14 months. But the opportunities are way more plentiful than they were 20 years ago.
Absolutely. Map out the academic requirements now. Start your flight sciences studies as early as possible so you will be able to tell yourself if it's right for you. You can be an engineer and a pilot, too.
Consider the military. My son got his college degree in accounting joined the Navy and now he's training in the T45 jet trainer and should be flying the F-18 in about 8 months. He did not do ROTC or anything else other than start talking to a recruiter towards the end of his junior year. He did however get his private pilot's license over one summer during college but I'm not sure if that helped him or not I think it did give him some confidence
His best friend in the Navy has his wings now and at 24 years old is flying the 737 or the military equivalent of it just get good grades keep yourself out of trouble
Don Dunlap Yep my husband retired from the military as a pilot. The airline wants military pilots. Plus after you get out you also have your GI Bill to pay for your training/education.
Baring an economic collapse or global catastrophe, if anything, the shortage will probably be even more severe ten years from now.
Starting at ATP next year! Great video and very informative! Subscribed! Looking at CommutAir and working into United from there.
Thanks for the Great Information from someone who knows.
I have worked for two different airlines in the US. I have been a ramp agent and a flight attendant. I have an opportunity to be in housed trained as an aircraft mechanic at a small FBO. My end goal was to become a pilot. However, I can honestly say after my experience with the airlines, it came down to three huge factors why I am considering a complete career change. First, the airlines are making record profit. The shareholders are greedy. They do not care about any of their employees and you are treated as a robot. Second, pay is overall not good. You get that bonus and make $50-$60k then the second year you only make $38k. A store manger makes the same pay and spent way less on education. The third and final is quality of life is garbage. I work a 9-5 job make the same amount of money and have way more free time! The flight benefits are not even worth it because when you get home, the last thing you wanna do is get back on a plane. I love aviation and I would settle for a little less pay for better quality of life. I believe these reasons also are contributing to the pilot shortage and not just training cost and low pay. Also, you have aircraft mechanics, ramp agents and flight attendant shortages not just pilots. It’s how the airlines treat people and it needs to change. I still really want to become a pilot but until quality of life improves. I won’t go back to the airlines. Also, from a flight attendant point of view who would of gave anything and everything to my passengers that I could have done to make them happy. It’s so hard and embarrassing to be yelled at and ridiculed for company polices, delays and other things that were completely out of my hand. I wasn’t proud of the company I was working for or the airlines as whole. That’s not any kind of job satisfaction.
The pilot shortage has been apparent for years. How could the airlines not notice that the average age of their pilots was in their 50's. They let it go too far. They try to fix it now and It'll take years for people to get the training, required hours, and college for some airlines. It'll lag behind for a while. Still won't be enough to cover the retired pilots over the next 10+ years. The airlines ( and legislation) brought it upon themselves.
@@74gear Cessna 172. For now. Working on moving to the airlines at some point. I'm taking advantage of the situation
@@74gear Thank you. I'll be sure to ask when I have any
Hey, quick question. Do I need to go to college to get in as a pilot if i go into a full time flight school?
@@kimjunguny College isnt needed but many airlines require. It can be done without but options are limited
Okay how about looking to do a switch between airlines later in my career? Will some of the big airlines want me to have gone through college even if i had been flying for awhile?
You promised, you delivered sir. There are opportunities for young pilots in Colombia, but the admission tests are rigorous and hard. Our only option is to study a lot, thankfully we have educational aviation channels like yours.
Great video !!!! just got a new subscriber 👍🏾
Of course, there is a shortage...
...a payment shortage. 😂
Captain shortage not pilot shortage!! Boeing or Airbus Rated pilot shortage, not CPL shortage.
@Doge di Amalfi It's good idea to talk about rating first or hired first. In my opinion, Been hired first rather than get your rating.
@Doge di Amalfi Get a rating w/ low hours is useless, airliner doesn't care what rating you get by yourself. They need interview and training under their supervisee. my opinion is that fit & agree with urs.
Doge di Amalfi I mean, A pliot who hold a CPL can have any job if anyone would hired and sign the contract, this is no doubt for regulations in any countries of aviation administration. But, What I want to emphasize is the reality hereby is talking about the shortage of “Captain pilot, lots of flight hours experience, most countries’ airlines are not hired low hours “pilots”, the low hours of pilots, 200-300 hours only have a CPL would not fit with airlines, even have low hours experience on jet type. but they still can find any places, small companies, who give chance to sign contract in turbo, small jet types aircraft to build hours til 1500 hours. For my comment sense, people won’t try go get jet types first with low hours, emphasis on 200-300 hours, CPL, talk about $30K to jet type-rating, again. PS. Be aware of your initial attitude, especially i saw D’oh! You could ignore my opinions in here, but you don’t have to argue if I was wrong. Please be expect to every personal and their own opinions. Thank you.
@Doge di Amalfi So you are from Europe? I gotta say, pilots there are the luckiest. Right seat of a320 at 300ish hours is a dream come true. Sadly, everywhere else, even a type rating dosent help. Most asian airlines for example, need a type rating AND a certain amount of hours (atleast 500) on type. Where do we get that if we are not a cadet lol.
@Doge di Amalfi That's what I am saying as Raafi Gul said. What I am talking in this video subject that is because of the Captain in this video really telling the truth. We do hear a lot of rumors that talking about "pilot is needed" Here. But the truth is "Captain" desired only. Please try to understand people what are talking about. Thank you.
CPL flight test on Feb 4th! You're the best!
Congrats! You're almost there! Im just starting and will be in your shoes about 1 year....Best of luck on your exam! 🙏😊
Excellent breakdown couldnt agree more and this has a cyclical effect cause the more guys move up the more space they create for the lower hour guys
Well there’s no more pilot shortage since there is no one flying right now.
Everyone who wants to be a pilot, think ten times over. Flying for pleasure is _not_ the same as flying for a job.
You are right. Flying for a job is way better.
@@raafigul4697 Agreed, if you're flying fighter jets ;-)
Unless you're like me that applied for a flight school just because I believe I can become a pilot, not cuz of pleasure or job, just trying to prove people wrong and I gotta say, didn't know this job had so many perks.
Awesome videos man, thank you.
74 Gear it’s a flight school called ATP Flight, have you heard of them? It’s a 2 year full time program that covers the ratings I’ll need with an end result of 1,500 hours minimum. My start date is around February. I would appreciate any insight on the program they offer when you have time. Thanks again!
I'm 23 and I just finished my masters degree in Information Technology but i know that it is not what i want, i did it because i didn't know what to do as the aviation industry was horrible when i wanted to try and that discouraged me and now i see everywhere that things are getting better for pilots soo i am considering following my dream... Money is a problem but if i can pay that back a couple years later while liking what i am doing i am willing to take the risk!
Thanks for sharing this with us really! You got yourself a new sub and a thumb up
350K?? Guess I found me a new job😁
I wanna work for American airline it my dream airline💙
I think they have the best crew bases for a legacy carrier!
Great. Vid. Very informative.. Great job ! You did. 👍
Nice video man saw you in one of captain Joe's videos really loving your channel and I subbed I want to be a pilot in the future so thanks for the videos
@@74gear TBH it's Southwest but if I don't get Southwest then probably United or delta
*7:55** name of the movie please* ?!
ROger that!
@@74gear I loved that show, that's probably why it got canceled.
Still didn't get the name of the movie
@@bukojuiceYT It was a tv show last year called "LA to Vegas" that only lasted only 14 episodes.
It was a tv show last year called "LA to Vegas" that only lasted only 14 episodes.
EMIRATES A380
@@74gear I am not flying now but this is my dream job.
@@74gear thank you captain ☺️
good info. I like the movie clips insert in between LOL
New sub to the channel. Love the content and love the editing! Keep up the good work.
I am in Arizona.
Yes the shortage is real... I got hired at a 135 flying Lears at 320 hours total time right out of Flight school.
I am calling this one Bullshit!
George Semel Seriously man? It’s becoming extremely common, but go ahead and be rude and unprofessional. That’s cool too. 👍 look me up on FB then. Looking back at my post I can see that it looks like I’m bragging but I assure you that wasn’t my intention. I’m very humbled for such an early opportunity, I just wanted to back up the fact that the industry has drastically changed.
Good on you mate, it's true that a shortage of the experienced pilot but there is still hope like you.
Derek Harris was this in the U.S? Or abroad?
Lawrence Burroughs USA. El Paso Texas, small 135 charter Lear 35, 55, 60.
The airlines are no longer an honorable industry. You are not paid according to your abilities. You are paid based upon your rarity. As such as soon as they get the overwhelming numbers of pilots they want to see the industry will go right back to their old ways. Trying to inspire a lot of young people to become a pilot only makes you a management hack. And you are negatively impacting your own future and the future of all the new pilots entering the industry.
There is a part two to this. Self flying aircraft. As soon as that is perfected and accepted by the majority of the population then pilots are no longer needed. Self driving cars are almost here. They are the testbed for aviation. If the public will swallow self driving cars then the self flying airplanes will follow hard on the heels of that. IMHO it is extremely unlikely that anyone entering into the airline industry will be able to retire from it. Possibly they will not even be there long enough to recoup training expenses. If you can get an airline to pay for your training or someone else then go for it. If you have to pay for it then think hard about your ability to recoup your costs. You will likely be dumped and have to retrain yourself for another career before you have even paid for the training costs of your airline career path. And do not for a second think the airlines will help you out in any way to retrain yourself for another career. Do not ever say you were not warned in a timely manner. Perhaps 10 years from now some of you will be saying I wish someone clued me into this before I committed to it. Well now you have.
Congratulations you've given me more motivation to become a airline pilot. And also self flying planes will never exist in our lifetime. See what happened when boeing tried going the tech way yeah.... 10 years from now I'll be looking back at this comment and laughing
I would like for u to deeply explain how exactly an autopilot works and the good and bad or what's it might mean for the future pilots! Thanks 👍🏾
One day I’ll get there! Thanks for giving us more confidence
@@74gear Thanks! I actually had already started... twice! I went to Vaughn College (College of Aeronautics), but decide to put finishing my bachelors degree was more important since I was working full time as well as school full time. Now that I've finished that, I've started again and enjoying it!
i'd pick trump airlines. just to have it on the resume.
@@74gear
I know a guy who used to fly for TWA. He was furloughed right after 9/11. Got lucky and hung on until they got purchased by American, then retired with them.
Lol u gave me hope, I’m subscribed now
Great channel!
No yet, currently a student at embry riddle aeronautical university.
Started my course last week! It's a blast so far
thats awesome Nicolas, let me know if you ever have questions.
Been watching a bunch of your videos. Great stuff. But I’m wondering if you just got back from a flight in this video. I have been watching your videos back to back and as soon as I got to this one it just seems like you can see the exhaustion in your face. And hear it in your voice too.
Great video! UPS
Like the channel, SWA 73 is my final stop, unless something crazy happens.
You are really an inspiration for pilots ! Im currently pursuing my instructor's license . My dream airline is EMIRATES In here Canada also there is lot of rumours on pilot shortage n my academy is getting lot of new applications daily.
Now yer talking aviation. Info from an insider. Great production inserts. Intonation and inflection still droll, but content is solid.
It makes me so happy that you like my country colombia, I’m a comercial pilot back in Colombia I worked for Avianca for a couple of months , now I’m in Usa and want to study again, hopefully next year I can start
glad to hear it Diego, thanks for watching and subscribing 👍 Q Estes bien parcero
Great video and info. I'm 50, have about 5000 TT and 1300 SIC B-727, but I lost my medical in 2001, got it back in 2008 but didn't go back to flying because no one was hiring. Well I'm going back now to a regional. Will upgrade pretty quickly to captain, get my 1000 TPIC and then hopefully to a legacy. Best pilot market of my lifetime.
ya the market right now is ridiculous JM. Thanks for commenting and subscribing I appreciate it.
Any of the legacy! Great content!
74 Gear just answering the question you posted on the video. currently at flight school in MTSU. exciting things are ahead for future aviators 🙌🏼
Love your video Kelsey. Just started study, and start flight school in January. If I had my choice.... I would work for VIRGIN airlines. ;-)
Just liked and subscribed to your channel, very informative video. Heading to Sault College in Ontario in 2019 for advanced deploma in an aviation course. My dream airline would have to be WestJet since I've flown with them many times as kid and means a lot to me.
Ok, that Rounders cutaway was perfect! Haha!
Thank you for your excellent videos I have my ICAO license from Colombia and like you said I never heard from them " Avianca" now I am working on get my FAA and I am over 40 all my life I want to be a pilot but too many circumstances. Thanks again for be my inspiration. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thanks for watching Janneth... good luck here in the US. 👍
I appreciate your perspective. I worked for the regionals only to be furloughed 13 years ago. Still in my early 40's with 3000plus total time. Maybe I should re consider.
Great Video, man! And greetings from Canada! If I could fly for any airline, I'd have to say BritishAirways
nice choice, seems like most the speed bird crews are pretty happy.
Endless opportunities for sure. I don't know enough about the companies and how employees are treated and even the job of flying for that matter. I definitely want to fly. Do I want to work for a major airline and if so which one? What kind of plane? Or do I want to be a flight instructor? Then there's the question of where? So many decisions. I want to get to class so I can better understand what my options are. I've applied. Still waiting to year back. Love the videos!!!
Can you make a video how many close calls you had flying. I mean something terrifying. Thanks love your vids