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I am 17 years old and I am training for my single engine rating and will finish this summer. My question is if I wanted to be a regional pilot could I go to the Delta Academy and achieve that goal or do I need college? If you would I would like to here the kind of the lifestyle of a regional pilot. Any information would be much appreciated.

no, you don't need to go to college to be a regional pilot.

and don't go to delta connection. it's expensive and when it boils down to it, you still need to put in the same time everyone else does.

Please don't goto DAC, RAA, or any of those "academy's"

Find a nice Part 61 or small part 141 flight school, get your CFI/I/MEI and work for them and get your hours to apply to a regional. While you are working as a CFI, spend your spare time in college. Get a non-aviation degree, business management or something. Something you can use should you feel that flying professionally isn't what you expect.

Good luck!

Be very careful reading some comments by a select few negative nancy's on this forum. I'll let you figure out which ones to be suspect of.

Why is the "academy's" a bad idea?

Because you can get everything so much cheaper from a small FBO.

It's your money, do as you wish. I would just suggest pricing it out. Spend a little bit of your time before you make such a large decision.

check out www.allatps.com fixed price, all the ratings you'll ever need, and you are done in 90 days. they have a good rep and they like to hire their grads as CFIs - provided you're not a jerk...

-LAFF

Go to www.jetuniversity.com if you want to fly the big boys! It worked for me and I fly for a major! Plus it's cheaper than any commuter pilot only academy or university.

And so it begins. . . lol.

What begins?

The Jet U advertisements :) They are just as bad as DCA or RAA advertisements. Ugh, anyways. Go bid for your 744 or A380.