Thanks for the offer, but no Ilivein Atlanta. Wish I could though. I fly for Civil Air Patrol. Thats about the closets I ever got to being a military pilot.

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!)

The courses are not that much, UND is $2300. The course is part of the commercial aviation degree. It would make sense for the university to give their students training in a transport category airplane if they plan on going to the airlines. These universities don't want to send out students ill prepared...if they do poorly in ground school, it WILL get back to the school, and that airline may stop coming to the school to choose future pilots.

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."

I knew almost nothing about my aircraft when I got hired on at my regional. Everything I learned, I learned in training. I have to second what Spoilers said as listed below. Don't blow your money on a CRJ course. Get a few good books on turbine flying/aircraft, grab hold of a good checklist and practice on Flight Sim or X-Plane. CRJ courses are a waste of money.

PS: Spell check is your friend.

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

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

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)

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.

aerobatic training in a tailwheel or glider!

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.