Originally Posted by
billsaw
You did it to work in the system. That doesn't mean the system is right.
Another thing it did was subtract 4 years you could have been working for whatever airline you are working for.
In the past I get it that it was a way to separate candidates. But the cost of both book learning school and flight school have got so out of hand it's crazy.
Not to sound to "old school" but back in my day I got a college degree and a multi commercial for a fraction of the cost of what it cost today even adjusted for inflation. I'm not talking the 1970's either. It is just so out of hand requiring both is crazy.
But hey what do I know.
I agree with you billsaw, I came about in a time when a degree was necessary, so I had to work within a system already in place. I also agree that the cost of learning to fly has exploded. My 55k degree (including flight costs) today would cost around
150k. I'm only 9.5 years removed from college