Why do people think Embry Riddle is so great?
02-01-2006, 01:32 PM
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Why do people think Embry Riddle is so great?
Because they are stupid!
Just kidding!
Just kidding!
02-01-2006, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by WannaBleftseat
The school is way overpriced and the person who said riddle wasn’t expensive.... I don’t know where you got your #'s but they aren’t correct.
These numbers
Flight Costs:
Equipment Solo Dual
C-172 $80/hr $128/hr
C-182RG $100/hr $148/hr
PA-44 $160/hr $208/hr
C-172 FTD $65/hr $113/hr
PA-44 FTD $112/hr $160/hr
are from the latest flight information file posted on the Riddle flight website, they are also from my latest reciepts from the flightline. Here is the link if you are interested.
Flight Information File
Remember those are DRY COSTS only, add $25 per hour for the fuel!
You can also visit...
Riddle Flight Website
for general information related to ERAU flight, all of our manuals and standards are there including WEATHER MINIMUMS, TRAINING COST, and FLIGHT SYLLABI just for your information!
Again, I agree wholeheartedly that JUST for the AS degree Riddle is quite expensive and you can be in the same position career wise for probably less than half of the cost. I do feel that the major could prove to be more personally fulfilling for a pilot, and give him/her a deeper understanding of aviation and flight, especially if thats all they really want to do, ever. Choose another major and fly at ERAU (my recommendation for prospective ERAU students)? I think the cost is pretty much the same as most private school education and flying at an FBO.
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02-01-2006, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Freightpuppy
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02-01-2006, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
OOOOOH, 40knots!?! Really!?!? Wow, what ever did you guys do!?
I hope you dug a hole and pulled in with you keep from getting blown away! All you Riddle kids brag about your T-storms but just how often do you go barreling through one in your 172s? Don't know if you heard, but the plains get their fair share of T-storms in the summer too, its not just Florida (but we're smart enough to stay the ******* away from them when we can, except the weather mod guys). And humidity like you would not believe. What's that do for density altitude? Yes, I know Florida is humid, my point is we get a bit of everything.
So once in a while you guys hear of icing, huh? Is that from a pirep of a 737 at 12,000 skirting the edge of a T-storm? Hearing about icing and watching a fuzzy white layer of rime or a shiny layer of clear ice form on your mighty Warrior are totally different ball games. It still cracks me up every time I fly with someone back in California and they can't believe that we fly in snow! Or they tell me about that time, up at 9,000 in the Baron where they saw a little line of "rime" form on the windsheild.
As far as not wearing shorts and a t-shirt last week, I think that was the point. We have distinct seasons here. Right now its cold (could be colder) and snowy. When its summer time, then you better believe we'll break out the shorts and t-shirts. But in the meantime, how bout you throw on a parka over your shorts and t-shirt and head up here and learn how to land on an ice covered runway with a gusty crosswind? Now THAT is a learning experience.
Finally, sorry to hear about no sun in August. I know airplanes only fly when its sunny. Hopefully you guys were able to catch up in Nov, Dec and Jan when it was nice and sunny down there.
I hope you dug a hole and pulled in with you keep from getting blown away! All you Riddle kids brag about your T-storms but just how often do you go barreling through one in your 172s? Don't know if you heard, but the plains get their fair share of T-storms in the summer too, its not just Florida (but we're smart enough to stay the ******* away from them when we can, except the weather mod guys). And humidity like you would not believe. What's that do for density altitude? Yes, I know Florida is humid, my point is we get a bit of everything.So once in a while you guys hear of icing, huh? Is that from a pirep of a 737 at 12,000 skirting the edge of a T-storm? Hearing about icing and watching a fuzzy white layer of rime or a shiny layer of clear ice form on your mighty Warrior are totally different ball games. It still cracks me up every time I fly with someone back in California and they can't believe that we fly in snow! Or they tell me about that time, up at 9,000 in the Baron where they saw a little line of "rime" form on the windsheild.
As far as not wearing shorts and a t-shirt last week, I think that was the point. We have distinct seasons here. Right now its cold (could be colder) and snowy. When its summer time, then you better believe we'll break out the shorts and t-shirts. But in the meantime, how bout you throw on a parka over your shorts and t-shirt and head up here and learn how to land on an ice covered runway with a gusty crosswind? Now THAT is a learning experience.
Finally, sorry to hear about no sun in August. I know airplanes only fly when its sunny. Hopefully you guys were able to catch up in Nov, Dec and Jan when it was nice and sunny down there.
First you need to know is that Im not a riddle student and i do not fly a c-172
Second I never said its the worst weather down here I was trying to get the fact across that when people think of florida all they think of is sunny blue skies.
Third Ive been in icing at 2000 feet here. Never said that oh my god life sucks because Ive seen icing but Im saying is that it can happen here.
Fourth the no sun crack was just to prove a point...I grew up on an island where we didnt have "evacuations" Ive seen more in my life w/ natural disasters than any one on my block....and that includes non weather events.
Fifth the t-shirt and shorts thing was also just a crack. Its been warmer than usual here this winter normaly we are out there scraping the frost off of our wing in the morning....YES I KNOW ITS NOT AS BAD AS SNOW, Ive lived in snow.
You dont know me and I dont know you there is no reason to attack me. If you feel that I was attacking some one with my original comment then Im sorry it wasnt to you and it wasnt ment to come off that way.
02-01-2006, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Punkpilot48
Hold the frickin phone here before you start atacking me lets get our facts straight.
First you need to know is that Im not a riddle student and i do not fly a c-172
Second I never said its the worst weather down here I was trying to get the fact across that when people think of florida all they think of is sunny blue skies.
Third Ive been in icing at 2000 feet here. Never said that oh my god life sucks because Ive seen icing but Im saying is that it can happen here.
Fourth the no sun crack was just to prove a point...I grew up on an island where we didnt have "evacuations" Ive seen more in my life w/ natural disasters than any one on my block....and that includes non weather events.
Fifth the t-shirt and shorts thing was also just a crack. Its been warmer than usual here this winter normaly we are out there scraping the frost off of our wing in the morning....YES I KNOW ITS NOT AS BAD AS SNOW, Ive lived in snow.
You dont know me and I dont know you there is no reason to attack me. If you feel that I was attacking some one with my original comment then Im sorry it wasnt to you and it wasnt ment to come off that way.
First you need to know is that Im not a riddle student and i do not fly a c-172
Second I never said its the worst weather down here I was trying to get the fact across that when people think of florida all they think of is sunny blue skies.
Third Ive been in icing at 2000 feet here. Never said that oh my god life sucks because Ive seen icing but Im saying is that it can happen here.
Fourth the no sun crack was just to prove a point...I grew up on an island where we didnt have "evacuations" Ive seen more in my life w/ natural disasters than any one on my block....and that includes non weather events.
Fifth the t-shirt and shorts thing was also just a crack. Its been warmer than usual here this winter normaly we are out there scraping the frost off of our wing in the morning....YES I KNOW ITS NOT AS BAD AS SNOW, Ive lived in snow.
You dont know me and I dont know you there is no reason to attack me. If you feel that I was attacking some one with my original comment then Im sorry it wasnt to you and it wasnt ment to come off that way.
CALM DOWN. This topic has turned into a huge arguement. Lets not talk sh%t on EARU or UND, both are good school withough a question. All i wanted to know is why people are willing to spend so much doe.
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02-01-2006, 05:14 PM
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As numerous others have previously stated; because these individuals spending large sums of money are ill informed.
02-01-2006, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by RiddleEagle18
there is other ways to get to into the career but when you consider that 25% of all current airline pilots graduated from embry-riddle thats hard to argue with. Think about that 25% out of all the littel mom and pop FBO's, aviation colleges, and fast track programs in the country? All of you knock it but how many of you have been here. Does your FBO offer internships to almost every regional airline and most of the majors? Im not saying UND doesnt because UND is a great college too but its just a littel to far north and freezing for me. Just some thoughts.
Internships?....maybe you could explain....what the hell do you do at an internship?
02-01-2006, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
No, they are just uninformed. Much of the flight training industry takes advantage of potential student's lack of knowledge. They get sucked in by shiny brochures and airplanes with shiny new paint (the paint is often the only thing that's airworthy...) It's sad that so many young people get scammed this way. And ER is not the worst offender by any stretch...
02-01-2006, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Punkpilot48
Hold the frickin phone here before you start atacking me lets get our facts straight.
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You dont know me and I dont know you there is no reason to attack me. If you feel that I was attacking some one with my original comment then Im sorry it wasnt to you and it wasnt ment to come off that way.
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You dont know me and I dont know you there is no reason to attack me. If you feel that I was attacking some one with my original comment then Im sorry it wasnt to you and it wasnt ment to come off that way.
My comments were just general ranting about holier-than-thou Riddle kids. That doesn't mean I haven't run across plenty of UND guys who think they are the end-all-be-all but the thread is about Riddle. Pretty much anyone from anywhere who thinks the world owes them something it doesn't will set me off. Sorry if it sounded personal.PS One of the best pieces of advice I've gotten in aviation came from a guy when I was flying back in California. He said California, Arizona and Florida are great places to learn to fly but once you get your private, get the hell out of here and learn something. I've said it myself several times: QUANTITY of hours is irrelevant. Its what you did during those hours that counts. And airlines are starting to recognize that.
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02-02-2006, 12:51 PM
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I went to Riddle for 4 years. Has it helped me? No. When I first got there, it probably would have because they had all kinds of agreements with different airlines, but after 9-11, that all seemed to go away. I dropped out after my first year because I realized it wouldn't help me very much, but I returned because I made some great friends, which is the only reason I don't regret going to Riddle. Yes, the training there is great in some ways, but bad in others. My knowledge was great, but I never flew in IMC with them (and most the CFIIs hadn't either) nor did I have any kind of engine problems or maintenance issues like I did flying out of an FBO (Riddle's maintenance is excellent) If you want an airline job straight out of college, just get the training at an FBO and flight instruct part time during college, because when it comes down to it, unless you are in some sort of program like ATP or Gulfstream academy (not that I'm encouraging such an act) that has some sort of airline hook up, you're still going to need your 1000/100.
As for the cost, when I first got to Riddle, it was very reasonably priced for a private school (like $14000 a year) but by the time I graduated, it was bumped up to 17000 a year. Most the people I know that went to Riddle Payed for it through loans. The rich kid thing? Sure it's there, but not near as much as at other private schools. Coming out of Riddle, I ended up paying them a total of 70,000 to graduate. But I also dropped out of the flight program and took a few classes at community college. To someone looking at riddle, I would say just go to some state school and train out of an FBO. You'll build hours quicker and get something else Embry Riddle can't give you - a piece of ass.
As for the cost, when I first got to Riddle, it was very reasonably priced for a private school (like $14000 a year) but by the time I graduated, it was bumped up to 17000 a year. Most the people I know that went to Riddle Payed for it through loans. The rich kid thing? Sure it's there, but not near as much as at other private schools. Coming out of Riddle, I ended up paying them a total of 70,000 to graduate. But I also dropped out of the flight program and took a few classes at community college. To someone looking at riddle, I would say just go to some state school and train out of an FBO. You'll build hours quicker and get something else Embry Riddle can't give you - a piece of ass.
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