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02-22-2011, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by davyvfr
Great. 
I wonder if thats why I was being sucked in by the professor to do the dual major route. She also payed more attention to 2 other girls on the tour since they were out of state (ASU gets double the money) Just wondering, did you go to boot-camp for ROTC?
I wonder if thats why I was being sucked in by the professor to do the dual major route. She also payed more attention to 2 other girls on the tour since they were out of state (ASU gets double the money) Just wondering, did you go to boot-camp for ROTC?
I am not in ROTC yet. I will be next semester. And if I work hard enough, and they like me, then I will get a slot at FT (field training). ROTC and the AF is a whole different beast...
02-22-2011, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by davyvfr
I see, so it doesn't matter where I get my license. Is it possible to go all the way up to commercial at my local airport?
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02-22-2011, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by mtbthis
By any chance were the two girls any attractive? This campus needs more girls...
I am not in ROTC yet. I will be next semester. And if I work hard enough, and they like me, then I will get a slot at FT (field training). ROTC and the AF is a whole different beast...
I am not in ROTC yet. I will be next semester. And if I work hard enough, and they like me, then I will get a slot at FT (field training). ROTC and the AF is a whole different beast...
One of the girls was hot enough to stop a student pilot on the tarmac with his plane so he could wave at her. The instructor didn't seem to happy but he didn't mind. He was working towards his multi engine license.
02-22-2011, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Not unless you got them from Uncle Sam.....but then you said that your parents would not be happy with that chosen path. Of course once you are 18, it isn't really the parent's decision anymore is it?
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02-22-2011, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by davyvfr
Yes, but my parents are paying for EVERYTHING. I don't work.
It is wonderful, as a parent, to be able to do that your their child.
At some point it becomes your life and you will have to make choices.
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02-23-2011, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
That is very good that your parents are paying for everything.
It is wonderful, as a parent, to be able to do that your their child.
At some point it becomes your life and you will have to make choices.
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It is wonderful, as a parent, to be able to do that your their child.
At some point it becomes your life and you will have to make choices.
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I found out I would need a second class medical exam (required for Air Traffic Management and Commercial Pilot) My question is, do I need to renew this every few months? Lets say I get diabetes, will I not be able to continue my job? (or be a pilot)? Diabetes does run through my family so I don't know if it will impact my career.
02-23-2011, 01:59 PM
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Do not waste your time on Air Traffic Management unless you plan on going into ATC. That door closes when you turn 31 and the degree is useless after that.
Go for something marketable, physics, engineering, math, etc. Then drink your face off and date every chick you can at ASU. Get a job and fly on the side, unless your parents really want to front the cash for all that flight training. Get your CFI as fast as you can, and spend the rest of your time in college working part time as an instructor. Then you can impress all the girls in Tempe. Oh how I wish I could be you right now....
Go for something marketable, physics, engineering, math, etc. Then drink your face off and date every chick you can at ASU. Get a job and fly on the side, unless your parents really want to front the cash for all that flight training. Get your CFI as fast as you can, and spend the rest of your time in college working part time as an instructor. Then you can impress all the girls in Tempe. Oh how I wish I could be you right now....
02-23-2011, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by davyvfr
I found out I would need a second class medical exam (required for Air Traffic Management and Commercial Pilot) My question is, do I need to renew this every few months? Lets say I get diabetes, will I not be able to continue my job? (or be a pilot)? Diabetes does run through my family so I don't know if it will impact my career.
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03-06-2011, 11:15 PM
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What about community colleges?
I went to a 2-year school and saved tens of thousands on my Private through CFI. After that, I took the money I saved and got a B.S. degree down in Florida.
This is a national college flight team website that lists all the competing schools in the nation. Untitled Document
These schools all have flight teams but they may not offer flight training. I've been competing in this circuit for 5 years, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to post.
I went to a 2-year school and saved tens of thousands on my Private through CFI. After that, I took the money I saved and got a B.S. degree down in Florida.
This is a national college flight team website that lists all the competing schools in the nation. Untitled Document
These schools all have flight teams but they may not offer flight training. I've been competing in this circuit for 5 years, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to post.
