Originally Posted by UIUC-Aviation

Hey everybody,

This is my first post on any sort of online board. I am currently a student at University of Illinois in the aviation program. I have all hopes of becoming a pilot someday but I don't have the "uncle" in aviation that everybody else has for advice. I currently am getting my private but have intentions of proceeding to obtain CFI. I will also have a degree in finance. I am wondering if spending the extra 10 grand to get CFII and MEI is worth it (i think it is from what i've heard), and where i should be looking for a job in the next six years, whether it be a commercial ariline, flying checks, working in the VLJ market, or flying packages. Any advise would be great.

Thanks