If you’ve flown anywhere lately, you might have run into terrible delays, likely caused by pilot shortages. A special training program at the Cochise College campus in Douglas is part of the solution.
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“It doesn't really hit you until you actually take off and then you realize that you're gonna have to turn around and land. So yeah, that was probably the best part right when you take off and you just kind of are up there and it's way more quiet, and the whole plane feels empty and you're like, Look.. Yeah it's an awesome experience.”
Cochise College Aviation director Belinda Burnett says a lot of airline pilots are reaching mandatory retirement age, Burnett says it used to take pilots from Cochise College 10 to 12 years to fly for a major airline. Now they’re flying with regional carriers for three or four years, then getting first officer jobs with the majors.
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