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[AviatrixMorgan]

Do you fly on campus?

Thats a big NEGATIVE. No way would I ever think of doing that.

I know a little about the Aero Sci b/c my bf graduated in spring 03 with that degree. He claims its just a worthless piece of paper and I've heard many others claim the same.

 

[AviatrixMorgan]

Yes, it is a worthless piece of paper. Where do you fly?

Boyfriend? OMG YOUR A GIRL!?!??!

LOL--YES! There are a few females around here! (umm...esp with a user name such as AVIATRIX...last I knew that was a female pilot lol).

Anyways, I did my stuff over in Ocala (where I'm from)...got my private over 2 years ago and have hardly done squat since then (moved out west for 2 years where flying didn't happen). Don't fly much here, but when I do its usually with the man of the house and he did his CFI at Falcon so we go there.

 

[AviatrixMorgan]

Then where would you reccomend?

Epic? Phoenix East? Air America? Umm...drawing a blank now.

 

[AviatrixMorgan]

I'd stay away from Phoenix East like the plague obviously...despite Air America's prices I'm starting to hear bad bad things.

I fly at Epic...64/hr 172R and 80/hr 172SP for Riddle students. Planes are new (less than a few years old) and the maintenance is great. They have planes in Daytona now too...but scheduling is hard enough since they are getting so busy cuz of the prices. I need to stop promoting

I work at the Jet Center and get to deal with PEA all the time...don't think I would fly there for several reasons. I heard Epic has some great 20hr block deal thing. Oh well...maybe if I decided to hack out the instrument I'll look into it.

 

[MKaprocki]

Actually Patmack, you will spend a buttload of time and money repeating a good deal of your private, instrument, multi, commercial, etc training in order to get credit. If you want that precious aero sci degree anyway. The licenses and ratings are only worth 1 credit anyway.

Kids coming in with their private, has taken them nearly a semester and a half to take a bunch of dual and solo flights in a 172. Redoing everything pretty much, doing all the private XCs again..etc...

I'm not sure how they would treat a student that came in with Private, Instrument, Commecial..but I can't imagine they would just start them on their CFI. Things have changed.

I don't know where you got this information, but it is most definitely incorrect. I came in with my private, and didn't have to do anything besides show them my license. I started on Instrument the first semester I was there. Yes, I am an AS major. Yes, I do fly on campus.

 

[MKaprocki]

That's true...with the new 142 program, new students probably would have to take private over again if they don't have their multi. I started 3 years ago, long before the 142 program.

 

[AviatrixMorgan]

Thats what I'm finishing up right now and I've been happy with them. How'd you guys do during Speedweek?

It was CRAZY. Absolutly insane. Pilots were stacked 20 deep in the lobby all the way around the front desk yelling they had been there and ordered fuel 5 hours ago and hadn't gotten it yet. Then I had to try and be calm and say "Sir you just here 45 minutes ago, how is this possible?" Seriously...that happened several times. I'm just glad its over!

 

[AviatrixMorgan]

Yeah there seemed to be quite a few aircraft over on 16..I can't believe how quickly they got all the planes out after the race ended.

This was my first 500 working and we apparently had more aircraft than ever. We have a aerial shot form the 2001 500 and we were def more packed than then. Just glad its over....for now.

 

[Flyguy2k8]

2 Dual Training, 2 Dual X country solo, 2 local solo, 2 Xcountry solo


If you come in with your private, thats what you do before you can move onto multi

 

[abaile]

The new 142 program at riddle is pretty much worthless as far as Im concerned. I feel that the 141 program was much more efficient and better for the student. They claim that this 142 program is saving students money because of all the sim work, but I have seen first hand that this is not very true. And as for coming in with your private, you get put into the FA133M course, which as mentioned above, consists of an oral, 2 dual x-countrys, 2 dual locals, 2 solo x-countrys, and 2 local solos, all before you can get into the multi. Even then you have to do a bunch of CPT crap, doing flows on posters at the flight line. The 141 program was much better.