Because with the world wide pilot shortage and China being one of the biggest upcoming economies. They're willing to pay pilots between $10,000/$30,000 USD (after taxes) wages a month. I'm still doing more research to see if they'll consider "wet commercial" pilots.

I'm not a trust fund kid, I don't have the money to burn but I know I have the option to finance this with student loans. As for being a foreign airline pilot in China, I'm still doing research on PPRuNe seeing the pros and cons and so far it seems doable if I focus on my main objective.

Yes I'm a naturalized US Citizen, and I probably am ill-informed at the moment that's why I'm trying to get as much information as I can. I rather use student loans to pay for flight hours and ground school that'll get me closer to the 1500 hours, then go into debt getting a BS in Aeronautics.

From what many online sources say they're referring to USD

https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/15/new...gn-pilots-pay/

I haven't signed for any loans yet but yes fixed rate between 3.76 to 4.66 APR :|

Get a job at a regional or Part 135 operator, then start your four-year degree. I know someone at Ameriflight who is doing this very thing right now.

Finally, someone replies back to my question! Thank you PT6 Flyer!! I will definitely reach out to someone at Aeroguard Flight Training in Phoenix.

I personally prefer that route and go through flight training, then possibly wasting money and time getting a degree in Aeronautics first.

I'm trying to contact someone at Xiamen Air to see what requirements they look for in recruiting new pilots. I don't want to go through a hiring agency like Bernoulli because I know long term I'll be paying for their fees with a portion of my paycheck and I definitely don't want to apply with a wet commercial's so I want to rack up 1500 hours as quickly as possible to at least qualify for a FO position.

Great, I still have time to drop my classes in ERAU without getting penalized. Although I do think that I should at least take ASCI254 (Aviation and the Role of Government) to get a start on learning about the industry.

I'm currently stationed in Yokosuka Japan, so I won't be going to flight school until I'm back in the state's summer 2019 but I at least can brush up on good reading material.

99 Year Contracts sound insane I can understand 99 year property leases like the one that Great Britain had in Hong Kong back in 1989. From the research that I've done for foreign pilots in China the majority of contracts are renewable every three years. At least with Xiamen Air, which is the airlines that I'm particularly interested in.

Don't waste your time. Aeroguard is nothing more than the former Transpac Academy, a third rate certificate mill where chinese airlines sent their indentured slaves to get a certificate and a taste of aviation before reeling them back for a lifetime commitment. You going there won't get you a bit closer to working in China, not that you should.

Your original post sounded more like a high school student considering options. Your more recent post suggests you're in the service, which means that you can take ERAU online or in person for considerably less than others, which would make a lot more sense. Context is everything. That being the case, you'll actually be ahead to crank out as many credits as you can right now, whether you elect to finish with ERAU or not.