Originally Posted by
N9373M
I could see geometry helping in flying - intercept angles, radials, etc. I would also think your degree would be helpful - 3D space is what you're flying in, and if you can "picture" that in your brain using the instruments, you'll get the situational awareness "sense" needed.
As far as the airlines, (from reading this forum), it's just a check box for them, and a fall back career for you.
Best of luck!
Thanks. I am guessing you are comparing moving objects with the X, Y, and Z axis in Autodesk Maya is like lift, weight, thrust, and drag in moving plane ?
Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
Exactly which academy are you talking about here?
There is a long standing debate on whether technical degrees make better pilots.
Aeronautical engineering is not the standard aviation degree that people usually talk about when discussing good or bad degrees. It is an engineering type degree - which is always good. At least in the military, I think you must have a *technical* type of degree if I remember right, but I never applied because I don't and am not a engineering type of person!
USMCFLYR
I meant the academy that you go to in order to become a pilot. Too bad I dont know anyone that work as a pilot or in airline industry in general, but I just know they require a unspecified college degree and then you will need to be trained. In Hong Kong, you will have to go to Australia for that training.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
A design/graphics degree would be fine as far as getting a pilot job.
IMO a pilot should have a backup degree to fall back on though, so this means something practical like accounting, pharmacy, computer programming, nursing, etc. If you can make a living with a design degree, go for it. Like certain other fields you can probably stay current by doing part-time work so you can rapidly transition to to full time if (when) you need to.
The odds are against you remaining continuously employed as a pilot for 40 years.
There are only two careers that interest me. One is being a 3D modeler and animator for video game company, one is becoming a plane pilot. I am not doing double major or doing a minor in school is because my another "major" in my mind is the pilot training, and I need a degree first. So I am thinking after obtaining an Animation degree, I will apply for a pilot. But is a design degree ok in America ? What about let say, I want to be a pilot for Cathy Pacific ?
So you mean pilots are wont stay employed after 40 years ?
Thanks everyone.