Pilot Shortage
08-15-2020, 04:31 PM
#101
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And in 10 years there will be 2 major airlines, a couple really ugly mergers, and people still out on furlough bypass.
Zero shortage of mainline pilots at any point in next 19 years.
Slight shortage of RJ pilots, defined as flying anything smaller than a MAX9 for Mesa.
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08-15-2020, 05:19 PM
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And in 10 years there will be 2 major airlines, a couple really ugly mergers, and people still out on furlough bypass.
Zero shortage of mainline pilots at any point in next 19 years.
Slight shortage of RJ pilots, defined as flying anything smaller than a MAX9 for Mesa.
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Zero shortage of mainline pilots at any point in next 19 years.
Slight shortage of RJ pilots, defined as flying anything smaller than a MAX9 for Mesa.
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If Mesa starts flying MAX9s then I might give up and use the IT degree I've been working on.
08-16-2020, 05:39 AM
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The hurdles are far higher and wider than just bandwidth... said bandwidth would have to achieve inconceivable levels of security, redundancy, and reliability. UAS and spacecraft operations are relevantly informative if not an apples-to-apples comparison. Neither have safety statistics anywhere near pax airlines; spacecraft operate in mostly a highly controlled and predictable environment where the only wild-card is usually the spacecraft's own systems.
08-16-2020, 05:48 AM
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There are civilian companies working on this now, and successfully. They are also working on multiple communication platforms, with drones utilizing RF, cellular and wifi for control inputs. The scary ones are the drones that can identify a specific target (human in the case of the one my friend was working with) and track said target through urban or wooded areas using LIDAR (no GPS)
08-16-2020, 07:05 AM
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I could see a couple ugly mergers if next year is as bad as this year. I don't think we've ever gone 19 years without any hiring at decent places so that seems unlikely, although the more consolidation that happens the more likely it is. I would put forth that too much consolidation opens up opportunities for new entrants and with tons of well qualified pilots on the street they can start up fairly quickly.
If Mesa starts flying MAX9s then I might give up and use the IT degree I've been working on.
If Mesa starts flying MAX9s then I might give up and use the IT degree I've been working on.
That’s funny... I meant to type 10 and not 19. But 19 years isn’t really all that far-fetched. I wouldn’t call 19 years “likely” but it’s not unquestionable at this point.
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08-18-2020, 08:49 PM
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08-19-2020, 12:43 PM
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