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Is This the End of the Pilot Shortage?

A professional pilot discusses what it all means and what you can expect going forward.

Sam Weigel

Friday, April 19, 2024 at 11:48 AM ET

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The article addresses recent changes in the pilot hiring market and explores whether the pilot shortage is coming to an end.
*FLYING* contributor Sam Weigel will discuss the implications of these developments and provide insights into future expectations for pilots.

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Recent developments in the pilot hiring market have newbies wondering if this is the end of the pilot shortage.

In this edition of V1 Rotate, FLYING contributor Sam Weigel brings us on a cross-country flight to Northern California and discusses what it all means and what you can expect going forward.

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Sam Weigel

Sam Weigel has been an airplane nut since an early age, and when he's not flying the Boeing 737 for work, he enjoys going low and slow in vintage taildraggers. He and his wife live west of Seattle, where they are building an aviation homestead on a private 2,400-foot grass airstrip.