My friend Ankit Tewari in India has finally managed to fulfill all the requirements for becoming a chopper pilot. He has spent a lot of money, and invested a number of years in trying to become eligible for this elite job. Unfortunately the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) which is the aviation authority in India is currently facing a lot of flak for doling out licenses to candidates that were not suited for the job. As a consequence it has temporarily halted the process of granting pilot licenses while it scrutinises and revamps the process. My friend therefore is stuck for no fault of his. He needs to start earning soon to pay his debts but he has no choice but to wait for the current paralysis in DGCA to be over.
Interestingly, this kind of paralysis affects individuals and economies all across the globe. The Associated Press (AP) recently reported the case of Lyda Hanson of Minnesota who couldn't get her dream job at a recognised hair salon because of the government shutdown in the state. Apparently in Minnesota (and i guess the US in general) one needs a cosmetologist's license to be able to do the job. Lyda had been promised the job even before she graduated but because she couldn't get the license the job went to someone else.
India runs a huge deficit for trained pilots and the US in its current state is in dire need of people getting employed. Political, and legacy issues, however, make the situations worse at such times.
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