Question of the Week: Still the Coolest Job in Town – Or Not So Much?

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Key Takeaways:

  • A recent poll found that 65% of respondents are discouraged from General Aviation due to perceived government efforts to limit flying.
  • This week's poll asks readers if they would recommend an airline pilot career to young people, considering current discussions about pilot training and treatment.
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This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers

PREVIOUS RESULTS ***

Your answers to last week’s poll question left us with seriously long faces. We asked if flying has become too much of a hassle (what with the badges and the passenger manifests and the customs check horror stories), and an incredible 65% of those who took time to answer said yes, the seemingly determined effort on the part of government to limit GA is actually discouraging you from continuing to fly.

For a complete (real-time) breakdown of reader responses, click here.
(You may be asked to register and answer if you haven’t already participated in this poll.)

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION ***

There’s been a lot of talk about the way young airline pilots are trained and treated after they’re hired. Is flying the line still a career you’d recommend to young people?

Would you recommend young people pursue an airline career?
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