Aviation Universities

drunkenbeagle said:
Well, with my lack of music education, it is my wife suffering when I try to play a guitar.
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Please, we all suffer from your tone-deafness when you've had too much to drink, Russ. To think that you could have chosen a different path...breaks my heart, but at least not my eardrums.
 
Boris Badenov said:
Please, we all suffer from your tone-deafness when you've had too much to drink, Russ. To think that you could have chosen a different path...breaks my heart, but at least not my eardrums.
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True... Getting rid of that Karaoke machine was perhaps the best career move I've made yet.
 
I wouldn't say an aviation degree is totally useless. I just found out I have two minors. So I'm graduting this year with a B.S. in Aeronautical Science, a Minor in Applied Science, a minor in Professional flight, my MEI, CFI, CFII, A&P, AGI, and a little over 400 hours under my belt. Best experience I could have ever asked for. It's not for everyone though.

Sometimes I look back, and I think I could avoid the debt had I worked at an FBO or airline, paid for my training on the side, and then go to college someday when I could actually afford it. Life gets messy, and I don't know if I could stretch it out that far without life getting in the way too much. I have met plenty of older people who had life happen and they fell short of their goals. However, in the end, it's the same goal and I don't regret my choice.
 
drunkenbeagle said:
I was getting a paycheck every month, so to be honest, it was actually better than "free." Just don't forget that you are there to be a professional warrior first, pilot or student second.
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Are you saying in general or telling me as I'm a 20 year Navy vet and pilot ;)
 
The degrees most people get as backup degrees are usually as worthless as an aviation degree. If you are going to obtain all of your ratings why not get the college credit for them. Depending on the program that is can be as much as 1/3 of your credit hours.

Pick just about any university that has an aviation program, if you want an aviation degree. Once you check the degree box, no one cares where your degree is from.

Disclaimer: I have an aviation degree from DSU. It was cheap in comparison to a lot of universities, and the same boxes are checked.
 
drunkenbeagle said:
Being number one on a seniority list means but one thing - your career is nearing the end and you won't be there much longer.
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I'm #1 on a seniority list of 52. Does it mean anything.....nope! I hope my career isn't ending though... :ooh:
 
xECKSx58 said:
I didn't really make it that clear in the OP, but I didn't mean to refer to those schools as "aviation universities," I was just talking about universities that offered aviation.
I think all of the colleges I listed are "standard universities" that happen to offer aviation courses.
And I'm not sure if it's possible, but I wasn't necessarily looking to get a degree in Aviation, I was planning on going to the university for a business degree (definitely not law or medicine) and take flight lessons at the same time.
If I just go to a local FBO and a regular university, I would still have the "requirements" (used loosely) to be successful as a prof. pilot?
My dad was a CFI for something like 7 years before he started doing charters (he fly's a 7X, and soon a G650 now but the beginning sounded rough). That's what I'm trying to avoid.
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Southern Illinois University has a great aviation program for a good price! I'm going to be starting there next year :)
 
Stomp16 said:
I'm #1 on a seniority list of 52. Does it mean anything.....nope! I hope my career isn't ending though... :ooh:
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Being #1 at my carrier means you didn't get anywhere good in your career.Other than that seniority rarely means anything as well. This is only because there are no union contracts to hold the company to the seniority list.

Obviously being number 8000 at Delta is better than being #10,000 if/when the furlough hammer hits. Schedules also improve. There is a reason Derg doesn't want to go left seat just yet. My internal at Delta is the same way. Content being an FO for the time being and enjoying the benefits of high seniority schedules.
 
bunk22 said:
Just finish your degree and then go to flight school for free, so to speak. Learn to fly this way, it's kind of fun!!! Why pay for something when it's free?! You're not going to get this type of training at ERAU or any other civilian aviation university.

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I'm colorblind so being a Navy pilot isn't a realistic goal for me. I'd end up swabbing the decks haha.
 
Erik10 said:
4 years @ western michigan cost me 40k. That was about 3-4 years ago and i worked a minimum of two jobs. Hopefully this helps you.
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I had a similar experience at WMU and did it for a bit cheaper than that. Of course plane rentals were 70/hr wet, and fuel was only 1.57/gal for 100LL. If you are dead set on an aviation degree go establish yourself as a resident of that state and then go to the university. It makes a big difference in the tuition you pay. with all the reg changes coming up and if the 1500 hour rule stays put it is going to be a long road for the new generation of pilots. It is going to force them to pay their dues in 135 or flight instruction, or other traditional time building jobs.
To get the best of both worlds get your your degree in business or other field to fall back on to and get your ratings at a part 61 school.

anyone else like how the schools were able to lobby in an hour reductions for 141 class room time....seriously a book can only teach so much. the rest is taught by actually flying the plane.
 
drunkenbeagle said:
During the day yes!

The FAA allows more color blindness tests than the Navy, some people can pass one but not another.
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The Navy allows for the one the easiest tests I think, the FALANT. I've had some color issues as well, unable to pass some of those color dot tests.
 
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