mhcasey
Well-Known Member
B767 - I like your idea in theory, but have a few problems with it:
On the price note - Apparently not all flight universities are created equal. A good friend of mine went through CTC here in Texas and paid absurdly low prices to fly a Mooney and a C310 for his training. If I hadn't gotten an even better deal (work in exchange for gas), I would have paid way more to do my training in a 172 and a Duchess. Of course, I got paid nothing - just worked in exchange for that deal, so when you factor in my time, maybe he came out ahead.
He's one of the best pilots and CFIs I know - hands down. However, he complained about the "rigidity," rarely getting solo time, rarely flying in IMC, and never taking fun flights with his buddies. Also, there was apparently only one attractive girl at his school, but she got married so they were all hozed. Still, I think he did well for himself.
- We'd end up with a pretty homogeneous group of aviation-university dorks. I know a lot of guys on here went to college for aviation and are not dorks, but I think most will agree they are the exception.
- Who will be able to afford it? If everyone is forced to go through a university, demand will go up and with it price, which is already absurdly high at Riddle.
On the price note - Apparently not all flight universities are created equal. A good friend of mine went through CTC here in Texas and paid absurdly low prices to fly a Mooney and a C310 for his training. If I hadn't gotten an even better deal (work in exchange for gas), I would have paid way more to do my training in a 172 and a Duchess. Of course, I got paid nothing - just worked in exchange for that deal, so when you factor in my time, maybe he came out ahead.
He's one of the best pilots and CFIs I know - hands down. However, he complained about the "rigidity," rarely getting solo time, rarely flying in IMC, and never taking fun flights with his buddies. Also, there was apparently only one attractive girl at his school, but she got married so they were all hozed. Still, I think he did well for himself.