J John Galt New member Aug 23, 2014 #1 Are there any studies on the number of non-certified pilots in the US? I have heard that there is large percentage in Alaska but what about the lower 48?
Are there any studies on the number of non-certified pilots in the US? I have heard that there is large percentage in Alaska but what about the lower 48?
J Jim Logajan Administrator Staff member Aug 23, 2014 #2 schmookeeg said: I wonder if you could extract from the NTSB Accident database how many of those pilots were uncertified/unmedicalled, and then extrapolate from there? Click to expand... Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said: Only if you assume that uncertified/unmedicalled are no more likely to end up in the NTSB data base than certified / medicallated pilots. Click to expand... But it seems it would be a good way to establish an estimate for the upper limit on the fraction that is flying who have never been certificated.
schmookeeg said: I wonder if you could extract from the NTSB Accident database how many of those pilots were uncertified/unmedicalled, and then extrapolate from there? Click to expand... Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said: Only if you assume that uncertified/unmedicalled are no more likely to end up in the NTSB data base than certified / medicallated pilots. Click to expand... But it seems it would be a good way to establish an estimate for the upper limit on the fraction that is flying who have never been certificated.
