Originally Posted by
CFIsoonToBeFO
They need to readjust the rule. 1000 because you paid an enormous amount of money to get a 4 yr degree in Aviation doesn’t make you a better pilot than someone who passed the same checkrides with 1000TT but has a 4 yr degree in a different subject matter. Actually the 2nd student is smarter so when he/she gets furloughed (not if but when), they have another field to fall back on. So if you want to change anything, make the Mins 1000TT with any 4-yr degree. (Now here come the Aviation Universities whining and protesting that idea)
That degree will be basically useless in a down job market (read: if you’re getting furloughed). No one wants to hire an engineer in a competitive job market who hasn’t engineered in 5 years. At best it’s a launchpad for going back for a masters.