TripleSticks
Well-Known Member
After 13 years of mechanical engineering I'm ready for a change but.... I have to admit. I'm bewildered. There's just so much information out there and I can't decipher it all so I need some opinions. I'm trying to decide on a school and need some advice on what to look for.
I'm comparing the "academys" to the smaller schools and I need some advice on why I should or shouldn't go a certain way. I know that the cost of the academy's is more (and it is a consideration) but let's throw that out for now. What I want is a good solid education. I've also noticed quite a few schools (large and small) affiliated with the UVSC degree program.
I've done some preliminary looking at bigger places like FSA and Pan Am but also looking in to some smaller places like Professional Flight Instruction and Great Western Aviation in Utah. I'm trying to figure out the benifits and drawbacks to each of the options.
Is name recognition that important after all the flight hours are there?
Is the degree from UVSC valuable? Does it gain you anything?
Should I go to a smaller school that hires more of their students as instructors or stick with an academy even though it's possible that I would be put on a waiting list?
How many planes should I look for?
Do smaller schools take longer? Is that really a bad thing?
I guess what I'm looking for is a little clarification from some students. I can talk to the people at the schools all day and they can tell me a reason why their school is the right one to go to but it they are biased.
What do you all think?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
John
I'm comparing the "academys" to the smaller schools and I need some advice on why I should or shouldn't go a certain way. I know that the cost of the academy's is more (and it is a consideration) but let's throw that out for now. What I want is a good solid education. I've also noticed quite a few schools (large and small) affiliated with the UVSC degree program.
I've done some preliminary looking at bigger places like FSA and Pan Am but also looking in to some smaller places like Professional Flight Instruction and Great Western Aviation in Utah. I'm trying to figure out the benifits and drawbacks to each of the options.
Is name recognition that important after all the flight hours are there?
Is the degree from UVSC valuable? Does it gain you anything?
Should I go to a smaller school that hires more of their students as instructors or stick with an academy even though it's possible that I would be put on a waiting list?
How many planes should I look for?
Do smaller schools take longer? Is that really a bad thing?
I guess what I'm looking for is a little clarification from some students. I can talk to the people at the schools all day and they can tell me a reason why their school is the right one to go to but it they are biased.
What do you all think?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
John