Originally Posted by
Fegelein
A real 4 year degree in something meaningful... i.e., not Aeronautical Science, clean driving record, no checkride failures, a demonstrated level of maturity and professionalism and aeronautical experience commensurate with traditional mainline values.
Originally Posted by
Fegelein
And intelligence. Getting an Aeronautical Science degree from the likes of Riddle for a quarter million dollars then getting a regional job that doesn't even require degree is not intelligent.
What about UND-type schools? Besides Embry Riddle, the price point is virtually identical to getting a 4-year-degree and learning to fly separately, so what does it matter? You can argue a smarter person would get a fallback degree, but I could argue an aeronautical degree better prepares pilots to be professional aviators thereby making them more marketable.
I' not asking rhetorically; I hear a lot of disdain for aviation degrees and I don't know why.