Old 07-26-2018, 08:21 AM
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In today's climate, with the R-ATP option, you can make a case for an R-ATP eligible aviation degree in some situations.

You would want to plan on busting your hump, finishing your CFI ratings early so you can teach and graduate with 1000 hours or close to it, and be on your way to the regionals asap.

Might make sense for an older career changer who needs a degree but where money is not much of an issue (possibly retired mil, LEO, etc), or a very young person who is committed to landing at a top-tier airline... for that person, each year on the back end as a widebody CA might be worth $500K - ish. Of course it's hard to predict the industry that far ahead.
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