Originally Posted by globalexpress

"4. Try to choose a flight school that provides a direct path to employment, preferably to reputable regional airlines. Remember, if you want to become an airline pilot, you want to get turbojet Captain flight time as quickly as possible so that you can become employed by your desired airline at as young an age as possible. You also want to avoid low paying jobs, like flight instructing, if possible. There are many flight schools out there that offer direct paths to the regional airlines after successful completion of their programs, and some offer very competitive, all inclusive prices. Further, some schools will offer you employment as a flight instructor at the completion of your flight training if the regionals aren't hiring. Those are the flight schools that you want on your "short list" as you consider which school to send tens of thousands of your dollars to, all else being equal of course.

Some reputable (and likely expensive) aeronautical universities also offer direct paths to regional airline jobs. To me, they're still not worth the money. It's just as easy to go to a cheaper state university and simply find a good flight school when you graduate that will provide you with that same exact path. Again, why take on the extra debt when you're likely going to be living on low wages for many years?