I am really sorry to hear about the tornado damage at Embry-Riddle. As an alumni myself I had to say that I had a great time at Riddle. Yes it was expensive and no it was not perfect (name any place that is), but I had some great times and made some lifelong friends. I was happy with MY CHOICE to attend Riddle and would choose to do so again even though I was broke and poor like most college students, CFIs, and first year regional pilots. I have had some great experiences as a pilot overseas and currently have good flying job now largely due to my education. I have friends from ERAU that are flying everything from regional jets to the U2 spy plane and a current Blue Angel pilot is a Riddle alumni. Truth be told, there have been many idiots that have come out of Riddle. But there have also been a lot of excellent pilots, engineers, mechanics and accident investigators as well. However, ERAU is certainly not the only place that produces great aviators......or idiots for that matter....just look at some of the posts on this site. But the kind of experience that we have at the flight schools, airlines, charter companies, etc. that WE CHOOSE to work for largely depends on our own indivudual attitudes.....bottom line. Good luck to everyone at Embry-Riddle and I wish the best to all affected.
