Congrats! How long were you in the pool?

Because the majority of those professional athletes are being paid for their unique talent to do the things you mentioned. Any monkey can be trained to fly an airplane given enough time, which brings us back to the fact that HR needs a way to weed through APPS.

If that were true everyone would be a Fighter Pilot. The washout rate there was rather high.

If you feel that way I'll assume You have never been through an FAA Type Rating ride and I will go out on a Limb and assume you aren't a Capt working for an Airline.

30 days to the day.... from the letter to call.

14LED,

Congrats, any word on class date, and equip.

Redeye,

You forgot...

Because he can do biologically-challenging acts like Ron Jeremy...I wonder where his four year degree is from ??? Embry Riddle ???

[quote=FliFast;132470]14LED,

Congrats, any word on class date, and equip.

Redeye,

Not yet... they said I would be called after they receive the results from the test. I fugure I won't get an idea about equipment until class though.

Redeye,

First of all, this isn't a shot across the bow. You're assumptions are correct, that being said, I am an instructor pilot, an instrument stan evaluator, NATOPS stan instructor, so I teach those monkeys how to be fighter pilots and teach other IP's how to be IP's. I have seen plenty of students fail and get extra training and continue on just fine. Now, to say that we as fighter pilots haven't been through the proverbial "checkride" is not quite accurate. You're right I haven't been through the "type" with the FAA, but a checkride is a checkride, is it not? Without a doubt it's difficult in its own right, I would never say any checkride is easy. It doesn't make me a worse pilot for not having gone through the FAA's checkride process, just different. I think the crux of this argument is whether or not a 4 year degree makes you a better pilot. Of course it doesn't. If one believes that a degree makes you a better aviator, they are naive. The fact remains that HR still needs a way to weed through the apps, and as it's been said a few times in these posts, it's a check in the box, right or wrong. The military is no different. In most cases it's(the degree) a requirement to be an Officer, thus a pilot. Sure there are exceptions in the cases of Warrants flying or some other commissioning programs. It is what it is.

Safe flying,

Bdger

Believe it or not...Ron Jeremy has a masters degree (no joke).

He used to be a NYC school teacher before changing "careers."

Tipsy

It's bad enough we let civilians without any formal flight training become airline pilots. Allowing civilians without degrees into the club just dumbs it down even more.

In all seriousness, having the degree just shows the desire of an applicant. Everyone knows that major airlines "highly prefer" degrees so why would a serious applicant not have one? There are exceptions that get hired, but I can only imagine their quals.

Congrats!! What are your quals? Hours? Thanks