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From a pilot prospective, having served 15 years flying for the military, and another 17 years in the airlines, I regret choosing to be a pilot as a career. The job is very stressful, its a hazardous environment, and the pay barely get your head above water. Not to mention the very complicated life style and sleep schedule and the marriage/divorce problems. I have managed to show my kids what i do exactly by taking them with me during my layovers, and they all hated my job and both of them became bankers.
Once the airline start taking care of their already flying pilots, then others might be encouraged to join. Job satisfaction is not there, only our ethics whats there, and pilots should paid triple the going rate to be compensated for their losses.
Agree with Anon, I would gladly take 20K for my first couple of years if the cost of training weren't so high. You're telling me that putzing around at 4000 feet in an Archer for 1500 hours before you can even APPLY is going to prevent Buffalo from happening? It's stupid.
This poll suggests the only answer is an increase in pay. Pay has already TRIPLED for first year regional pilots, and the shortage has only gotten worse. At what point do we stop listing pay as the only solution when it clearly isn't solving the problem?
Not only money, but the amount of hours required to get there. The pipeline is broken. The cost just does not justify it anymore. Read the Pilot Source Study. Hours DO NOT reflect directly experience. Bring back cadet programs and let airlines take the training environment back. You're losing pilot candidates in droves each year.