While the total number of pilots for primetime TV has declined 17 percent since 2005, the number of pilots that were produced in Los Angeles has plummeted 42 percent, according to a report by FilmL.A. Inc., the nonprofit group that acts as a clearinghouse for film permits from various local agencies. In a survey issued on Wednesday, FilmL.A. noted that while four years ago, producers of TV shows, movies and commercials were competing for talent, crews, stages, and sought-after locations, producers of TV pilots arediscovering that "they have their pick of local resources these days." Of 103 pilots filmed for the 2008-09 period, the group reported, 59 were filmed in Los Angeles, two elsewhere in California and 42 outside the state. "Some form of production incentive was available in every one of the non-California locations," the survey concluded.