PIlot Advice! WHat would you do?

I 2nd getting your CFI tickets while in school. Once I graduated highschool I got a counter job at the flight school and paid my way through the various ratings (did take out a small loan to pay for IA). I earned my CFI tickets by my sophmore year and have been instructing for the past 2 years. If you do this route, in 4 years by the time you graduate you will have enough time to get a job somewhere (depending on industry).


As far as the amount you should fly per week: fly as much as you can! The more you fly the cheaper it will be and the quicker you will get done. In my experiences it is cheaper due to the fact that with each progressive lesson less time is needed on review from the previous lesson. If you fly less then more time is needed on review.
 
so heres a question.

how apt are you to get hired at a resepctful job other than flying with a professional aviation degree?
 
TangoSix said:
how apt are you to get hired at a resepctful job other than flying with a professional aviation degree?
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Probably about the same as with any business degree. Unless you are going into a specialized field (Engineering, chem/bio etc) all undergrad degrees are about the same. As much as I liked to rag on my friends who were Communications majors in college, they all managed to go out and get good jobs (not communications related) once they graduated. I'd say it's the same for an aviation degree. My thinking though is, if you are going to spend your career flying, why not learn about something else while in school.
 
My advice would be to go to college first and earn a non-aviation degree. See what the industry looks like in four years, and if it still something that you want. Once you do that, if you are still hell bent on becoming a pilot, start earning your ratings. I recommend paying as you go, or at least doing what you can to minimize your debt while you train.

I bought into the flight school propaganda that you don't need a degree to be a pilot. Boy do I regret that now. You don't want to make the same mistake that I did. It is true that you can get some pilot jobs without a degree. If you want to make to the big leagues though, a four year degree is an absolute must!
 
Go to college first because it's easier to get it out of the way when you're young. Then like some others have said, get your ratings. Good luck w/ school & flying.
 
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