Yes degree is necessary. Getting a great mainline job without it is extremely rare. Please, for the love of God, just have him knock it out. A great option is flying at an affordable flight school and getting a relatively cheap online degree while doing so.
Originally Posted by
Packerfans
Our son has dreams of flying commercially. Looking at cost of colleges with aviation programs has been enlightening. We still feel he should have a Bachelors and a Plan B.
Trying to determine if it’s more cost effective to get degree separate from flight school? We happen to live very close to a flight school, so he could start now, while he’s a senior in high school.
Or skip college and focus on becoming a commercial pilot?
He’s already flown a couple of times and just loves it. Need to figure out most affordable option.
Thanks