Originally Posted by
CO88flyer
Was wondering if you guys could give me info on your career paths to the airlines. My son is in his second year in college and is now interested in this job. UVU seems interesting. I live in C Springs and the aero club at Pete Field has an agreement with them and ratings rides and flight time. I understand that you can only get an Associates degree there. Is that correct. Other than ERAU, Auburn, NDU, Purdue, Mid Tenn. where are the other flight colleges? Can someone explain what the FAA accredited schools really mean? What's the best way to get flight instruction? Any info on the schools would be great.
If he stays on the civilian route, have him get a degree in Finance or something completely unrelated to aviation. The only reason to get a degree from an aviation school is you get credit for your flight ratings. That will help you finish school sooner, but the degree is basically worthless. I finished my BS using an online aviation school just to get done faster and check that box, then I finished a 4 year finance degree.
Good time to have him start down this career path. You will find a lot of folks that will say this career stinks. This year I will average 17 days a month off and make about 175K. Took 14 years to get here, but in my opinion it is still one of the best high paying careers in the country right now.