When riddle had a 1900 and 737 sim the instructors for them were not even type rated themselves.

Wow, this got intense quick... who coulda predicted that?

Here's the bottomline guys... It just really doesn't matter. There are pros and cons to both sides of the college/fbo or other flight training arguement. The only constant, is that the individual must choose which route is BEST for him/her to take. What works for one, will not necessarly work for another. Quite often you will see questions regarding this topic, but you will never see any answers... And the reason is quite simple, as there is no one right answer...;)

If you work as a pilot in the aviation industry for 4 years or more, your "back-up" degree is worth about the same as an Aviation Degree. Not to mention that a fair amount of people are not in a field they majored in. A degree is a degree is a degree. There are some exceptions, such as highly techinical fields or medical fields, but for those you would have to get into the industry after graduation, so they would not be a good backup.

The depth of your ignorance is astounding.




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Why go Riddle?

Because you get to know more people, and they know you.

Beyond that, my biggest class has been 35 people. Im typing this in one that has 9. Ill take this setting any day over this 'normal' college yall are talking about. Yeah the finances behind it suck, but if you personally (outside of whoever else knocks wherever else) want to do it, do it.

Korean1DR hit it right on the dot.

Hey tony, you're a tool. no wonder you went to riddle. Where do you work?

TonyC works for FedEx and is a former Air Force officer.

Yeah, he's sure some tool...and you're the beacon of higher education.

Without tools we'd be like, no, worse than cavemen. I like the #2 Philips Screwdriver. They're quite versatile, very useful.


I was accepted to Riddle, but chose another path. Nuthin' wrong with Riddle.



Me work? You wouldn't be interested. :rolleyes:



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The PTS only sets forth the minimum acceptable standard. If you choose to be a pilot that adheres to the minimum standard that's your choice.

How does an obsolete degree in a field outside aviation help you any more than an aviation degree? Most fields are pretty dynamic and much of what you learned in school probably won't apply. Hell, most of my friends outside aviation feel that they have rarely applied their degree directly into their jobs. If I loose my medical after 15 years I'll have greater difficulty finding a job than a marketing major. I know dozens of pilots that were displaced after 9-11 and had no problems finding jobs that paid as well or better than an aviation gig.

Not exactly the best behavior for an industry that often relies very heavily on networking... but I suppose that in your ignorance and youth that you figure you don't need the help of others to succeed. Just remember that the foot your stomping on today could very well be attached to the ass you'll be kissing tomorrow.

We can go round and round all day... But the truth is there's no right or wrong- only opinion. A graduate from a 4 year aviation program is going to have a different experience and knowledge level than somebody that trained wholly at a local FBO. Both have advantages, and both have the necessary skill to obtain a rating.

That said, odds are that the 4 year degree student has had more in depth training in certain subjects than that of the local FBO student. Does that make him a better pilot? No. But it does count for something.

Likewise, the FBO pilot often has other life experience that a wet behind the ears aviation university grad brings to the table. They've also probably learned to fly in a less structured environment, which can certainly be a benefit for some jobs.

There's nothing wrong with either road. In the end, the piece of plastic still looks the same and says the same thing. And often they come at a very similar price.

My aviation degree from UND + FAA certificates cost the same as a good friend that majored in Business from Virginia Tech and then learned to fly at the local FBO. We have similar student loan payments, and both fly for a living. The difference? While we both graduated in 2000, it took him an additional year before he was hired on at his first aviation job (he too is a full time aviator).

Both of us ended up working for the same company (I was happy to write a recommendation for him). The only difference was that I could interview with lower time since I was an aviation major.