ananoman
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Re: New ASA hiring min\'s
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I wasn't comparing someone with a degree and someone without one. What I'm saying is that as aerospace engineering, you know more than the average pilot about the aircraft and etc. I'm not saying that you shouldn't be a pilot because you don't have a degree and such. Ask any aero engineer here and they probably can explain it better.
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I spend two years in manufacturing engineering before I switched to something else. Manufacturing engineering focuses on figuring out how to manufacture something that someone else has already designed. It was kind of a strange experience. Most of the other students had never even taken metal shop in high school. I was probably the only one who had ever run a lathe or milling machine in my whole class. We had to take 'shop' in college, so the engineers would be familiar with the machines and their capabilities. During class I heard more than one person say "this sucks, why do we have to know this?". I think many of the engineering students did not really have any mechanical aptitude or even interest, they were just good at math and science and were told that they could make money if they went into engineering.
I would guess that if you go into aeronautical engineering, you would be one of only a few pilot's in your class. Many of the rest will be clueless pin heads.
So, I'm with ESF on this one. Aeronautical Engineering is a worthy degree and I would encourage you to pursue it. It is a nice fall back to have and could be valuable later in your flying career. Especially if you want to become a test pilot. Just don't think it will make you Sky King. If all you want is beter system's knowledge, you would probably be better off becoming an A&P. Their skills are always in demand, and not just in aviation. If you ever want to own your own aircraft it will also make this a little more affordable.
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I wasn't comparing someone with a degree and someone without one. What I'm saying is that as aerospace engineering, you know more than the average pilot about the aircraft and etc. I'm not saying that you shouldn't be a pilot because you don't have a degree and such. Ask any aero engineer here and they probably can explain it better.
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I spend two years in manufacturing engineering before I switched to something else. Manufacturing engineering focuses on figuring out how to manufacture something that someone else has already designed. It was kind of a strange experience. Most of the other students had never even taken metal shop in high school. I was probably the only one who had ever run a lathe or milling machine in my whole class. We had to take 'shop' in college, so the engineers would be familiar with the machines and their capabilities. During class I heard more than one person say "this sucks, why do we have to know this?". I think many of the engineering students did not really have any mechanical aptitude or even interest, they were just good at math and science and were told that they could make money if they went into engineering.
I would guess that if you go into aeronautical engineering, you would be one of only a few pilot's in your class. Many of the rest will be clueless pin heads.
So, I'm with ESF on this one. Aeronautical Engineering is a worthy degree and I would encourage you to pursue it. It is a nice fall back to have and could be valuable later in your flying career. Especially if you want to become a test pilot. Just don't think it will make you Sky King. If all you want is beter system's knowledge, you would probably be better off becoming an A&P. Their skills are always in demand, and not just in aviation. If you ever want to own your own aircraft it will also make this a little more affordable.
