ACP362 Pilot Shortage Explained: 2023 Edition

For the past 20 years, I have been asked to explain THE Pilot Shortage as if it was a thing. The truth of the matter is we have had shortages and

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Talking Points:

What Is THE Pilot shortage?
The Limited Supply of Qualified Pilots.
A shortage, in economic terms, is a condition where the quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied at the market price.
The truth about low starting wages in aviation and why I feel that will not change. Signing bonuses are temporary.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/airline-and-commercial-pilots.htm#tab-5
Career progression and expectations.
Why over-selling the pilot shortage will create dissatisfied pilots?
How regulations will increase the requirements to fly for an airline.
How new regulations have produced this shortage?
Why you should be careful who you listen to.
The good news is demand for pilots over time will be high.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/airline-and-commercial-pilots.htm#tab-6
Why the pilot shortage should not be driving your decision to become a pilot.