Originally Posted by sflpilot

Learn from other people’s mistakes. I did the 4 year aviation degree and ended up putting myself in a world of hurt. And I even had a parent that paid for it. I became a pilot right before 9/11 so I think everyone knows what the industry was like after that. I was making 25,000/yr at the top of the payscale with no upgrade in sight. I cut my losses and moved on, but it was very difficult with an aeronautical science degree. Please don’t listen to the propaganda from the big aviation universities and academies. They do not have your best interest in mind. Some form of a backup career or degree is an absolute must.