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> address the pilot shortage. There is no pilot shortage (just like there is no stem shortage). Just a shortage of people willing to work for poverty wages.
by Racing0461 3y ago
> address the pilot shortage.
There is no pilot shortage (just like there is no stem shortage). Just a shortage of people willing to work for poverty wages.
- chasingthewind 3y agoCommercial pilots are actually paid incredibly well. The reason for the shortage seems complex and has to do at least partly with regulations passed that mandate 1500 hours of flight time before one can even apply for a job at an airline.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoAlso, given the automation already present, it’s a stressful job: “pay attention to these computers for 8 hours just in case something happens.”
- 4rt 3y agoAnd also that militaries are training far fewer pilots with the advent/expectation of future wars being primary fought with drones and missiles rather than fighters.
- Racing0461 3y agongl pilots are going to be automated soon for commercial people/cargo for domestic origin/destination. Unlike a truck that has to drive on roads, planes have a large room to make errors. In the future there won't be any pilots or even flight attendants and there would be a designated person on there to land the plane if needed at a much lower salary.
- sulam 3y agoAverage entry level pay for pilots in the US is $50K. That’s not only not incredibly well, it’s at best median for most jobs that require formal training and certification.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoThis could be drawn out to almost career. There isn’t an X shortage, just a shortage of people willing to work for Y that the market will bear. Automation really is the only way to increased human productivity. The more machines we have doing things, the less things the humans need to do, simple. The only struggle will be ensuring that all the profit for robot labor doesn’t wind up in just the pockets of a few.