Originally Posted by
Uncle Bose
What a tiresome argument. The material required to pass FAA written/oral exams and become a proficient pilot IS found in FAA-published/approved training manuals. Everything else comes from experience. The book material is not anywhere near adequate for a four-year college degree, so ERAU pads their program with 110 more hours of useless fluff to meet accreditation requirements, and tricks you into thinking you're learning an actual discipline. An embarrassingly simple program with no application to the outside world is a waste of time, but what ERAU charges just adds insult to injury.
My thoughts exactly. I'll admit my aviation degree had too much junk I didn't like. However it was a great university. Beautiful women, fun night life, good baseball team to cheer for, beautiful campus, ect. Most universities are full of fluff however. All the british lit., American Constitutional developments, religion classes, ect. dont really help many out. But it's the diversity of knowledge and the fact that you were able to handle the workload and flex the mental muscle that pays off in the long run. Those things you don't get from ERAU