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tsgarp wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:39 pm Guys, the stock market is about to implode, along with the real estate market. We are on the verge of hyper inflation. In two years no one is going be able to afford to fly. There will be no shortage. We are all toast.
OMG :shock: what should we do???
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tsgarp wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:39 pm Guys, the stock market is about to implode, along with the real estate market. We are on the verge of hyper inflation. In two years no one is going be able to afford to fly. There will be no shortage. We are all toast.
Yeah my financial planner is moving my investments to lower risk on Monday. He’s been right in the past and says bad times are coming. I don’t care about real estate as much as I have paid my house off but I can’t imagine having a mortgage and owing more than your house is now worth. I don’t see aviation going to pre WuFlu levels anytime soon. The travel restrictions and inflation aren’t helping our industry at all.
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I wonder what loads are looking like this winter for leisure travel. I have a few friends who were booked but are canceling their plans because the Rona policy just makes it a little to difficult to want to travel.

I think people want to travel, but they aren’t going to bend over backwards to make a trip happen.
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Inverted2 wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:15 pm
Yeah my financial planner is moving my investments to lower risk on Monday.
Curious how that is defined.
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tsgarp wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:39 pm Guys, the stock market is about to implode, along with the real estate market. We are on the verge of hyper inflation. In two years no one is going be able to afford to fly. There will be no shortage. We are all toast.
As heard from your YouTube investment guru?
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montado wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:24 pm I wonder what loads are looking like this winter for leisure travel. I have a few friends who were booked but are canceling their plans because the Rona policy just makes it a little to difficult to want to travel.

I think people want to travel, but they aren’t going to bend over backwards to make a trip happen.
Test positive before you leave somewhere, and you’re stuck for 14 days. Now you’re on the hook for accommodations and food. That would make for an expensive trip. No thanks!
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Blueontop wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:10 pm
tsgarp wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:39 pm Guys, the stock market is about to implode, along with the real estate market. We are on the verge of hyper inflation. In two years no one is going be able to afford to fly. There will be no shortage. We are all toast.
OMG :shock: what should we do???
I thought that was obvious… stick your head between your legs and kiss your ass good bye.
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Clearprop913 wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:38 pm I am very curious to hear everyone's different thoughts on how fast the Pilot shortage will become an issue again. After coming up on over 18mths of a pilot surplus.

How long roughly until the famine becomes a feast again?

Do you think it will become such an issue smaller operators are forced to close doors?
I think the start of the shortage will happen again if a large group of pilots get canned over the vax mandate.
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Invertago wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:40 am I think the start of the shortage will happen again if a large group of pilots get canned over the vax mandate.
Has there ever been a time when a Canadian airline had more openings than applications ?
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Haha come on now. Seriously stop being so negative. This hyper inflation isn't going to happen. People will start travelling again as soon as they can. By spring 2022 airlines will be hiring like crazy again.
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Launchpad1 wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:08 pm Haha come on now. Seriously stop being so negative. This hyper inflation isn't going to happen. People will start travelling again as soon as they can. By spring 2022 airlines will be hiring like crazy again.
That’s a pipe dream.
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Launchpad1 wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:08 pm Haha come on now. Seriously stop being so negative. This hyper inflation isn't going to happen. People will start travelling again as soon as they can. By spring 2022 airlines will be hiring like crazy again.
I hope you are right, but I suggest you hedge your bets and start learning Chinese.
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rookiepilot wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:31 pm
Inverted2 wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:15 pm
Yeah my financial planner is moving my investments to lower risk on Monday.
Curious how that is defined.
hahah Yeah I had the same thought.

Most would take that to mean selling equities and going to cash, but that's FAR riskier in an inflationary environment.

Market timing is for suckers.

I've been enjoying the dip, but then I like sales. :mrgreen:
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I hope you are right, but I suggest you hedge your bets and start learning Chinese.
I would actually like to be able to speak Mandarin, it sounds great as a language. With the way their economy is starting to look though I think I'll be ok sticking to English (and Japanese if I ever get round to learning it).
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tsgarp wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:04 am
I hope you are right, but I suggest you hedge your bets and start learning Chinese.
Sure, just as soon as I learn how to speak Mexican. :roll:
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Launchpad1 wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:35 am
I hope you are right, but I suggest you hedge your bets and start learning Chinese.
I would actually like to be able to speak Mandarin, it sounds great as a language. With the way their economy is starting to look though I think I'll be ok sticking to English (and Japanese if I ever get round to learning it).
Spoken Japanese is not to hard, written Japanese is a bit of a challenge. I always like the sound of German.
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tsgarp wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:48 am
Launchpad1 wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:35 am
I hope you are right, but I suggest you hedge your bets and start learning Chinese.
I would actually like to be able to speak Mandarin, it sounds great as a language. With the way their economy is starting to look though I think I'll be ok sticking to English (and Japanese if I ever get round to learning it).
Spoken Japanese is not to hard, written Japanese is a bit of a challenge. I always like the sound of German.
Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung JA! 🍻

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schnitzel2k3 wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:01 am
tsgarp wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:48 am
Launchpad1 wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:35 am

I would actually like to be able to speak Mandarin, it sounds great as a language. With the way their economy is starting to look though I think I'll be ok sticking to English (and Japanese if I ever get round to learning it).
Spoken Japanese is not to hard, written Japanese is a bit of a challenge. I always like the sound of German.
Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung JA! 🍻

This place with our professional economy and market forecasters is more depressing than following COVID stats.
And we wonder why talent are dropping like flys 🪰 🤣
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goldeneagle wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:56 am
Invertago wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:40 am I think the start of the shortage will happen again if a large group of pilots get canned over the vax mandate.
Has there ever been a time when a Canadian airline had more openings than applications ?
I hear 1972 was a good year. Pretty much shit since then.
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co-joe wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:00 pm
goldeneagle wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:56 am
Invertago wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:40 am I think the start of the shortage will happen again if a large group of pilots get canned over the vax mandate.
Has there ever been a time when a Canadian airline had more openings than applications ?
I hear 1972 was a good year. Pretty much shit since then.
Pretty much
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