Uncle Bose is right ( r u Dutch Uncle Bose)
You will hear, later on, people are actually "riddleculeled" about going there.
AHHH, he went to R**dle, no wonder"
why pay a fortune for that?

 

How is RAA? Can you go in and begin from Private to Commercial/Multi Ifr if you already acquired your degree fom a University? How are the costs there? I would want ATP's program but they don't take international students and dont intend to in the future...

And Cassaundra... I love a lady that flies. When you start doing routes to Canada, you should stop in Toronto and go for a flight with me... I'll probably still be in a 172 then but what the hell, being in the sky is what counts!!!!

 

Hey Golden Boy,
If you want to go to a real school, head to FlightSafety International. It doesnt get better than that. It is the most highly recognized and respected aviation institution in the world.
Thanks for the invite, my Van is basically a 172 on steroids!

 

I have to agree with Uncle Bose and I'm a Riddle grad. Do not waste your money on an aviation degree. It serves absolutely no purpose other than the fact that you can say "I have an aviation degree." You could receive the same quality of education at FAMU, UF or some other university.


atp

 

A lot of choices, eh?

I graduated Riddle and loved it. I did my flying off campus and minored in Business. The classes on turbines, systems, CRM etc. at Riddle are awesome. I can't compare it to anywhere else because I've only seen Riddle's, but I love them. The actual flight department at Riddle is becoming a little antiquated in their ways & cost. I flew off campus and ended up working for an FBO/airline that offered me a job in a King Air. I realize my luck isn't common, but Riddle is what you make of it. There are a few internships with airlines like CAL and ASA that are only offered to aviation Universities like ERAU, Purude and UND that can get you an interview with as little as 300/50.

As for the lifestyle....some people love it, some hate it. The current guy to girl ratio is 6:1. Brutal. If you're looking for a girlfriend its not the place to be, but with Spring Break lasting from mid Feb to mid April and that followed by the summer crowd, there isn't any shortage of girls. I lived next to the beach and learned to surf. One of the major differences between Riddle and a typical state school is that your social scene may not have anything to do with the school. Most of my guy and girlfriends were locals I met surfing. That aspect can be great, but Frats and campus parties definitely have their place in college.

My buddy did his ratings at ATP. It is very efficient and relatively inexpensive. He instructed there after getting all his ratings and had a regional job 5 months later.

There are a lot of options and it really depends on your personality and preferences to decide which avenue will suit you best. There is no "best" option, however some places will accomodate more types of people than others.

Good Luck

 

You can't "make" anything out of $25K a year. Not one thing that school has to offer justifies that amount.

 

All,


Be realistic about what you need and what you are going to be doing. You need a four year degree (w/ a good GPA) and FAA ratings. No one is going to care where the degree is from (just that you passed and had a good GPA) or where you got your ratings as long as you have basic instrument skills and the min. hours.

In short - can this candidate be trained and would I spend 3-4 days with them on a trip.

-LAFF

 

Do what I did. Go to Jet University. It worked for me!

http://www.jetuniversity.com/

 

Now i understand why your posts are the way the are.

 

DO NOT go to jet university. Thats the worst information you could have been told. Let me tell you a little story about a school in deland with the same promises. Tab Express it was called, come get your ratings in a king-air and then fly for us on our airline of beech 1900's and we'll pay you $35.hr while doing it. So people paid their 80-100 grand to go there, and the place declared bankruptcy and stole nearly $14mil from the students. Avoid places like this at ALL COSTS.

The other problem with them is that you're doing a PFT. You'll find that that is frowned apon greatly. The pilot recriuters at Jet U will tell you whatever you want to hear to get u to go there...they are snakes. They would tell you tha tyou could get a job at fed ex or UPS right after their program if thats what it woudl take to get you to sign on...obviously wouldn't happen.