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.
A 4 year degree is like the former SWA type-rating requirement, it will remain until it is no longer sustainable. As long as the airlines have an adequate pool of qualified applicants with a 4 year degree then the degree requirement won't go anywhere. As soon as they can't fill cockpits, then I'd expect the degree requirement to vanish much like the SWA 737 type rating requirement.