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Old 12-03-2009 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bryris
Furthermore, being a pilot is not the same as being a doctor or a lawyer or even an engineer. With the funding problem resolved, one could go from zero to commercial pilot, CFI, II, MEI and several hundred hours logged within a single year. Med school and law school, by comparison, take significantly longer and a much greater investment.
I absolutely agree. I left my engineering career to fly and I have to say flying is a much easier job than what I was doing before. It is not even in the same ballpark as other highly paid professions. Some of my colleagues that I fly with, would have no chance of passing any type of degree program. I was shocked just how poorly educated some pilots are.

Before I started looking at the profession I assumed that all airline pilots were required to have a degree. When I found out this was not a requirement I assumed that all pilots would likely have a degree anyway. In my experience at a regional only a minority of pilots have degrees. Even then I assumed pilots would have a level of intellect on par with that of doctors and lawyers but I have again found that not to be the case.

It seems we have dumbed down the profession to the point where the public just views us as over paid bus drivers. If you let any Tom, Dick or Harry become a pilot is it any wonder that the pay has degraded to what it is now? We will never regain that lost respect but requiring a degree will be a step in the right direction.

I'd like to see a requirement for all 121 pilots to have a degree not because it would make them better pilots but because it sets a minimum level of intellect.
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