YoBuckStopsHereLauren Boebert rages at Pete Buttigieg for problem House Republicans aren’t solving (Pilot Shortage)
The actual reason for a pilot shortage is due to fewer military pilots which used to transition to civilian pilots. It has nothing to do with the Department of Transportation.
darvocetThe 1500 hour rule means before you can fly folks in these commercial settings you have to have a LOT of hours. The way a lot of non-military folks do this is by being a flight instructor for many years - living on pennies. Then they can finally go work for a regional airline and make pennies.
jeffwAnd the fix from congress has been to weaken training standards, while we’ve seen a string of near-crashes this year