Originally Posted by
Incus
I am a student at the University of Minnesota. I was thinking either going to a local flight school if I can find one and get a four year degree at Minnesota or transfer to UND and double major there.
I have always been interested in flying since I can remember and still am to this day. Even reading about the more pessimistic sides of career flying I am still interested. Obviously flying will get mundane at some point, which is why I acknowledged it was a seemingly pointless question, but I figured I would ask the people who have been down the road long enough.
My advice is to get a degree where you are and go to a local FBO to get your ratings. Airlines don't care what you have a degree in or where you got your ratings. You will also save a ton of money.
Yes it can get mundane but compared to a lot of other jobs it's great. I did the cubicle life for two and half years and can easily say that a really bad day flying 121 is better than a good day in a cubicle. I wouldn't trade if for the world.