"xyzzy" wrote in message
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Tom S. wrote:

Damn...what did folks do 40-50 years ago, before "Flight Schools".


The military?

Some yes, most, NO. IWG, that other than during wartime, very FEW pilots
came out of the military. Yet, for the airlines, that was their primary
source for pilots up until the 90's, I believe. Now the ratio (use to be
3:1) is reversed, isn't it?