Originally Posted by
Clue32
First off, I am a Riddle Alum.
Sure, everyone at Riddle can't get the golden ticket, but the university leadership tells it's new and prospective students that is works with the industry to not only provide the best possible training but also to provide job opportunities.
This should be seen as a good news story for those that paid big bucks for a name. If you add in these 8 slots and a bridge program here and a paid internship there, before you know it a lot of Riddle students are getting some good industry exposure and amazing job options.
I'm not saying that you can not go to FIT, UND, Purdue, or your local FBO and pay a lot less for similar training and the same ratings. The individual needs to approach a program and evaluate what they are getting for the money. The biggest draw is if the individual is motivated by a program, feels confident they are getting what they are paying for, and sees that the university is making good on its recruiting ploys.
Ha ha!!!!
I went to riddle and graduated with 3.9 GPA not because I am a genius, but because the classes were beyond easy. The only hard thing about that useless school was the flight training and not because some people just can't fly but because most of riddle "check airman" were on a power trip. Most likely that type of behavior was a way to make the students feel like they are getting what they are paying for. I only failed one checkride in my life and that was with Bruno Vivaldi (I am sure you know who he is). He failed me for being 11 knots fast on my chandelle on my CFI ride(I did not even know that C172 has such an accurate gouge). I left riddle couple years ago and started instructing and I can tell you that none my students have ever failed their rides for something as stupid as that. So dream on and keep thinking that kind of BS make you a better pilot and that it is worth 150k. I work a regional and I can't tell people where I went to college because they will think that either an idiot a rich kid that thinks he is God's gift to aviation I used to believe the hype as well...