Originally Posted by
glenny6
It looks like you've evaluated your options and that's a good thing. Have you considered military?
When I was at Women in Aviation International conference in March each airline gave a brief and Delta told us who they consider to be the "most competitive" to be offered an interview. They listed 1. military and 2. a graduate from a well known flight academy. That doesn't mean that they don't hire folks from other paths because they definitely do that and plenty of Delta pilots have different backgrounds. Do you have a college degree? I'm pretty sure that most majors will require that you have one. That being said, if the military isn't an option and you can afford the time and money to go to ERAU or similar school I think that's a great option for you.
I don't see any bad options that you listed, I just put in my 2 cents since you asked. Good luck!
Thanks for the follow up! Military was always my dream route but I think I might be too old to get into the flight program with the AF, USN, etc.
Glad you brought up college because I actually didn't go to college out of highschool, started working right away instead. Looking back, I think that was a smart play since there are lot more options out there for education and I've also been able to save in order to pay for this dream!
Brings me to my next set of questions after researching for the past few weeks.
Most recently I've been thinking of going the Utah Valley online route to go with my local flight training.
Keeping that in mind, I've looked into some similar programs and have recently come across the Liberty University which works with some Cessna Pilot Centers.
Anyone have input on either of these?
Thanks!