At least half the time. The cockpit door is generally open when passengers board the plane not to mention seeing pilots IN the airport walking to and from various gates, or seeing pilots leave and enter hotels. I'm not saying they don't exist, but are very atypical so to cast a bIack actor in this role is a little odd.
After doing 1 minute of research: 2.7 percent are black
As of 2013, only 2% of pilots were black. As a private pilot working on additional ratings right now, I can tell you that training is EXTREMELY expensive. Since blacks are a minority and wealthy black families are fewer still, it seems there is a steep road for any young black men who want a career as a pilot.
Unless he's cast as Colonel Sanders I'll never question Denzel's casting. Even then, I'd give him a chance to prove me wrong.
In terms of casting, you think it's just fine that based on the fact that black pilots comprise only 2% of the whole pool, it makes sense to cast a black pilot in a story featuring a maneuver that's never even been attempted before?
Odgovorio Renovatio
dana 27 travanj 2017 u 10:08 PM
how many times do you get to see the pilot anyway?!
Odgovorio MongoLloyd
dana 27 travanj 2017 u 10:44 PM
At least half the time. The cockpit door is generally open when passengers board the plane not to mention seeing pilots IN the airport walking to and from various gates, or seeing pilots leave and enter hotels. I'm not saying they don't exist, but are very atypical so to cast a bIack actor in this role is a little odd.
After doing 1 minute of research: 2.7 percent are black
Odgovorio tmdb65271336
dana 27 travanj 2017 u 11:53 PM
As of 2013, only 2% of pilots were black. As a private pilot working on additional ratings right now, I can tell you that training is EXTREMELY expensive. Since blacks are a minority and wealthy black families are fewer still, it seems there is a steep road for any young black men who want a career as a pilot.
Odgovorio MongoLloyd
dana 27 travanj 2017 u 11:56 PM
Yeah, I understand all that. My concern as of late is unrealistic casting in films.
Odgovorio tmdb65271336
dana 28 travanj 2017 u 12:19 AM
Unless he's cast as Colonel Sanders I'll never question Denzel's casting. Even then, I'd give him a chance to prove me wrong.
Odgovorio tmdb53400018
dana 28 travanj 2017 u 12:35 AM
I'm pretty sure they had black pilots in the documentary When We Were Kings.
Odgovorio MongoLloyd
dana 28 travanj 2017 u 12:58 AM
In terms of casting, you think it's just fine that based on the fact that black pilots comprise only 2% of the whole pool, it makes sense to cast a black pilot in a story featuring a maneuver that's never even been attempted before?
Odgovorio intothenightalone
dana 28 travanj 2017 u 3:51 AM
my friend is sort of a black pilot, he's dark Indian :)
Odgovorio somesunnyday
dana 28 travanj 2017 u 5:48 AM
There's nothing unrealistic about it. Just cause you haven't seen one in your 50 plus flights doesn't make them leprechauns.
Odgovorio Renovatio
dana 28 travanj 2017 u 7:15 AM
Denzel could probably pull that off!