Dude I applaud your enthusiasm, but you need to relax. You are throwing out alot of facts. Your only experience so far comes from a video game that is a fact. Your coming off a bit strong and defensive in your responses. You need to start toning that down before you start rubbing people the wrong way(like the people on the interview board for that airline gig you dream of). BTW im 23 got hired in the right seat of a RJ at 22 gaining seniority and making a paycheck like you said you wanted to do. I didn't need to do my flight training at ERAU to do it.

Your so focused on ERAU. The point is to fly at ERAU is EXTREMELY expensive and I just cant see how you can justify the reason to drop 200K to learn how to fly. Granted I payed about 70k for my training I still came out alot better than doing my training at Riddle. What I did do and will share with you is this (just to give you some ideas for some options): I went to a Community college in Greensboro, NC (Guilford Tech) that has an affiliation with Riddle. You complete Guilford's 2 year program. You then start taking ERAU classes and complete your BA from ERAU right there at the same campus. They bring in ERAU professors, and they have their own classrooms and office space on campus. When its time to graduate you make your way down to Daytona and walk with everyone else. You do all this while almost paying for riddle classes at a in - state community college rate. Saves a bundle of money. This way you get your big shiny ERAU degree with out the the big shiny price tag.

I did my private at small 61 FBO in Winston Salem while I went to school, and then gave in and did everything else at a big 141 puppy mill down in Florida . Anyways, that is just my experience .