Erau

[AD SUPT Hopeful]

U-I pilot,

You're probably one of the smartest people I know; keep up the good work!

Well, you are right, i never went there.....but that was my choice. They said "sure.....we'll take your blank check and you wont not be not loving your flight training before you know it."


It sickens me to think how arrogant MOST (emphasis added) ERAU students are. You know why all the stats show most pilots are from there...? Cause the school is so **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** big. I know a few friends who went there and now coming out to flight instruction jobs they have $80-100 grand of debt. But hey, it gets you to the big money sooooo much faster cause your $80,000 piece of paper says ERAU on it right?

And thats just the normal program....dont even touch the CAPT program.....thats a whole new "cylinder" of worms.....

 

[Clyde]

It's not even worth responding to your post. But not all of us will come out of here in debt. I'm not taking out any lones or have to pay back anything. I'm on scholarship. Secondly, I love the flight training here. It's more thorough than any flight training I have ever received in the past. Thirdly, when I gave them a check, it wasn't blank. Maybe that's your problem.

Don't talk about places you have never been too.

It sounds like they do a poor job teaching grammar. "Secondly" and "Thirdly" are not proper use of grammar.

BTW, I went to ERAU many years ago for one semester. I left because I thought the place sucked.

 

[BoilerUP]

I have friends from high school that went to ERAU-D. In fact, I instructed one guy this past summer on getting his commercial; he said he couldn't get scheduled in an Arrow there. Another guy can't fly his way out of a paper bag, and to say his knowledge is poor would be an understatement. Then again, there are some people here at Purdue that I would NOT trust with my family on their airplane. There also are some arrogant farks here, both past and present. I guess that rings true for ANY major flight school, university or otherwise. The reason it seems there are so many more ERAU pricks out there is they simply pump out more pilots than everywhere else; the precentages aren't in their favor.

I considered ERAU but it was too far away from home, cost a little too much $$$, and there weren't nearly enough women. That being said, it really IS a good school (for what it concentrates in), and I have flown with some excellent pilots who trained there. It just wasn't the best school for me...

And yes, from an outsider's opinion(MINE), the CAPT program gives ERAU a huge tarnish to their reputation. I can't believe they'd associate with that type of sh!t...

 

[wheelsup]

I spent a grand total of $35,000 on my flight training there. That included $5,000 for my private I did before coming to school. The way I look at it, I flew BRAND new airplane (one even had 7 hours on it when I did my commercial xcty) with new equipment on board - radios/gps etc. I felt it was a good deal.

I also did my 4 year degree in 2 years and 10 months, which cut down on costs. I think I spent about $50,000 on the degree there - which could have been cheaper had I gone to a community college but as far as private colleges go that's not too bad!

Thank goodness for parents ...I'm only in debt $15k for my education/ratings.

My girlfriend did her 4 year there in communications and spent $30,000 for 4 years. That's not bad either, again speaking private schools.

~wheelsup

 

[U-I pilot]

Why should we not bring up the CAPT program?

Well, Ill let you answer your question by researching it. Here's a hint on questions to find the answers to:

How much does it cost?
How long is the program supposed to take?
How long did it take the first people to graduate?
How many people have graduated since it started over 15 months ago?
How many of those people have jobs or interviews?
And after answering all of these....go to the ERAU website to see all the current news they put out about how good these grads are doing out there!

Oh yea......and if any of you got the november copy of AOPA flight training, read the blurb on page 20. That should be the most up to date info ive seen to date.

 

[AD SUPT Hopeful]

I've noticed that a majority of the kids in FBOs and even here on base who hold grudges towards the ERAU program tend to suffer from Dorkitis with an accute inflamation of Pimplefacious. Look, in the "real world" no one gives a second thought to what college you graduated from. The only thoughts going through other people's mind is, "Can this guy get the job done?" If you're that flustered and fustigated when someone mentions ERAU, you probably need to put down the Dungeon Master's guide and get a life.

 

[DKM]

Don't forget

www.captiscrap.com for your ERAU CAPT Program research needs.

 

[Flyguy2k8]

I guess we will just have to wait until you and I are in the interview room together. Then we will see who gets the job. Also while it is not traditional to use numbers in the format of "secondly" and "thirdly", it is still acceptable. Look it up, it is called an adverb. Can you really not think of anything better than to attack my grammar usage, which turned out to be correct.
We don't live in a daze here. We all realize we will have to get our hours just like everyone else. What we do realize is that the percentages are in our favor.
My father has a client who recruits for American Eagle, and a friend who recruits for Continental. Both of these men said they will hire a Riddle, or a UND grad over someone else ANY DAY, ANY TIME, and that is undisputable.

 

[cleared2land1]

Having gone to Riddle or UND does not matter in the interview. They could care less. It is how you interview that makes the difference!! If they give you an interview, than they want to give you a job.

 

[Flyguy2k8]

I agree, but it is nice knowing that you have somewhat of an edge. I can totally respect your viewpoint seeing that you are an ATP with 3300 TT. You have obviously been in the game a lot longer than me!

PS Do your work for any company?