Does ERAU Offer a CRJ course?
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You wouldn't live near Dallas do you? If you did, I could take you up to my old squadron and spend the day teaching you jet systems. It would be on an F-15, but it's all the same. I used to teach fighter maintenance before I got off of AD to fly for Eagle.
I would love to help you out sir!
I would love to help you out sir!
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I would save your money or use it to get more multi time or something...if you decide to go the airline route and make it to ground school, do what most of us do...which is to study your ass off in training and ask questions in class(except don't be the guy 5 mins from end of class on Friday that raises his hand!)
#23
They don't have to do the CRJ course, or aerodynamics, systems, aviation mangment and aviation law, but they do because it allows you to go in depth and become the best pilot they can produce.
Some people say "just read the book," would you also apply for an accountant job and when they ask what your education was, would you reply with "I read the accounting books, I'm also a doctor and lawyer, i've read all the books myself that they do in college."
#24
I was an Infantry Captain. The kids that did the best in my airline ground school were the ones that went to aviation colleges like ERAU and MSTU. They had a familirarity with the systems already. bus 1, bus 2, APU gen 1. These are foreign terms to me. You get with a buddy. How do i know what to ask him.i dont know what I dont know.
PS: Spell check is your friend.
Originally Posted by spoilers
If you are new or want to learn about Turbine aircraft, I would recommend you buy The Turbine Pilot's Flight Manual by Greg Brown. The book even comes with a CD that has narrated color animations that make complex systems easier to understand. You can also go buy a CRJ Systems Study Guide or Manual online if you are interested in that.
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You're probably smarter than me Diver Driver. I have the Turbine Pilots handbook. been reading it. Its an ok book. I sort of understand it. but not fully. I am a more hands onlearner. Books are ok, but I learn bettr. But I am not going to take any course rightnow while no body is hiring I am speaking of the future. I have 1100 hours and only 60 multi so I have a ways to go anyway. Plus I am deciding if i even want to be an airline pilot and make $23K a year. As an active duty Captain I was making $70K
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Cheapest and shortest RJ course is at allatps.com, 4k. They will have you do your ground school online, CBT, computer based training. The week you spent there is flying a level D FTD. You will learn about systems and commercial aircraft automation. hope that helps
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If everyone who took an RJ course instead spent the money on a tailwheel endorsement and/or glider rating we'd have much better airmen out there (and a lot less adverse yaw induced puking in the back)
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Yeah but everyone would push the nose forward on takeoff. LOL Just joking you are probably wright but let's take it a step further everyone should go spend the money on some aerobatic training.
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#30
Heck... make it aerobatic in a tailwheel and you've got it made. In all seriousness, I would take the aerobatic. Flying on the edges of the performance envelope is always good experience, no matter what level of pilot you are.
As for CRJ course... let the airlines teach you to be an airline pilot. If your interested in reading, I would suggest: Fly The Wing by Jim Webb & Billy Walker. It walks you through almost everything from high-speed aerodynamics to flying through thunderstorms. It doesn't cover specific aircraft systems, but its a good base knowledge for anyone looking to move to high performance aircraft.
As for CRJ course... let the airlines teach you to be an airline pilot. If your interested in reading, I would suggest: Fly The Wing by Jim Webb & Billy Walker. It walks you through almost everything from high-speed aerodynamics to flying through thunderstorms. It doesn't cover specific aircraft systems, but its a good base knowledge for anyone looking to move to high performance aircraft.
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