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[DirkkDiggler]

I'm proud to say I'm a Riddle grad. But when I mention it to other pilots (especially airline pilots) they have a lot of respect on their faces. It's like when a doctor says he graduated from Harvard.

But, the majority of us are humble... Arrogance is common everywhere, not just Riddle.

It's a very well respected name in the aviation business.

Read the first part of your quote and then tell me how you fit into the part that I've taken the liberty of boldfacing? You're right that not everybody from your school thinks he's graduated #1 from Top Gun, but there are enough of them to make me pre-judge Riddle grads when I first meet them. If you're all such great pilots, keep your mouth shut and let your flying speak for you.

P.S. How much is your degree worth to you when you lose your medical?

 

[Sir Humpalot]

 My degree is not worthless.  Why do you think there are so many ads in magazines for ERAU?

Cause there is a sucker born every minute.

I'm proud to say I'm a Riddle grad. Given, when I mention it to people who don't fly, they give me a strange look because they never heard of it.

I would give you that one.

But when I mention it to other pilots (especially airline pilots) they have a lot of respect on their faces.

Are you sure you dont have that look confused with "sucker."

It's like when a doctor says he graduated from Harvard.

Dont compare erau with Harvard, it shouldnt even be in the same sentence. To put it in a simpler way so even you can understand it, i walk into a local bar with my Stanford degree and you walk in with your riddle degree...guess who is going to get laid?......my good looks and personality should not be a factor


I think Mr Diggler got it right about humbleness, just prove that you are a good pilot and stop telling us about your piece of crap degree.

 

[Jetlink]

My degree is not worthless. Why do you think there are so many ads in magazines for ERAU? Because it is popular and you get the most education for your dollar.

I'm proud to say I'm a Riddle grad. Given, when I mention it to people who don't fly, they give me a strange look because they never heard of it. But when I mention it to other pilots (especially airline pilots) they have a lot of respect on their faces. It's like when a doctor says he graduated from Harvard.

Given, there are a few bad apples out there from Riddle. But, the majority of us are humble, hard working, and excellent pilots. Arrogance is common everywhere, not just Riddle.

It's a very well respected name in the aviation business.

Your degree is worthless, well no, I stand corrected, its worth whatever you paid for it, but other than that, its worthless, in the real world anyway.

ERAU is a for profit diploma mill, and it in no way makes you a better airline professional than someone like myself, who went to a traditional Big 12 4 year university with things like sports, frats, beer, girls....and no "tree, fife, niners".

NO ONE outside of aviation has heard of ERAU and thats WHY they advertise in magazines!

To even attempt to compare doctors, Harvard, ERAU and pilots is absolutely an insult to both doctors and Harvard!

At least I have something to fall back on, as for this industry and this TA, unammended, I will be doing something else. You people who want to fly airplanes for this kind of wage can have it! I was waiting to see what was going to happen with this contract before I seriously considered moving on...if we would really raise the bar any. I just wish that I could say that I was surprised we haven't, but I wasn't.

So long as we have mainline pilots who will not scope out "brand flying", you will forever have pilots willing to do almost anything to get their foot in the door, and that means flying for less and less. There would be pilots who would fly 767, 777, etc for half of current rates if they could, just to do it. Contracts ironically, protect pilots from each other more than anything else.

 

[voteno]

My degree is not worthless. Why do you think there are so many ads in magazines for ERAU? Because it is popular and you get the most education for your dollar.

I'm proud to say I'm a Riddle grad. Given, when I mention it to people who don't fly, they give me a strange look because they never heard of it. But when I mention it to other pilots (especially airline pilots) they have a lot of respect on their faces. It's like when a doctor says he graduated from Harvard.

Given, there are a few bad apples out there from Riddle. But, the majority of us are humble, hard working, and excellent pilots. Arrogance is common everywhere, not just Riddle.

It's a very well respected name in the aviation business.

Big difference in an airline pilot and a doctor! Do they teach you that at EMBRY RIDDLE! Did you think it was cool to wear epaulets flying around Florida in the 172 or whatever they fly. Dude, no offense, but wake up and RUN to medical school. I always get a laugh out of you clowns that ride around on the jumpseat for your internship! This gig USED to be a great job, IT IS NOT ANYMORE, but I guess your professors know better than me. Kinda like the mentality of a mall security guard, the policeman wannabe.

 

[j328ernest]

My degree is not worthless. Why do you think there are so many ads in magazines for ERAU? Because it is popular and you get the most education for your dollar.

I'm proud to say I'm a Riddle grad. Given, when I mention it to people who don't fly, they give me a strange look because they never heard of it. But when I mention it to other pilots (especially airline pilots) they have a lot of respect on their faces. It's like when a doctor says he graduated from Harvard.

Given, there are a few bad apples out there from Riddle. But, the majority of us are humble, hard working, and excellent pilots. Arrogance is common everywhere, not just Riddle.

It's a very well respected name in the aviation business.

Here, here !!

Ernest
Class of '84 - from the Int'l Campus
(Awarded it the 'ole fashioned way - I earned it)

 

[Flying Colors]

It's a wonder you made it through yourself. You don't even know the basics about the aircraft you fly. You must fly a really modified CL-65 if it has turbojets on it. Must be really noisy too. The CL-65 has turbofan engines! There's a big difference. I suggest you go back to training or at least read a book.

Okay polly wins a cracker, technically speaking you are right the CL-65 does have turbofan engines, I should watch my jargon on this board. However for some of us RJ guys who are seeking out better employement at some prospective airline, the interviewer or recruiter is going to ask you:
How much jet time do you have?
Is your response going to be zero because technically it is fan time. Good luck with that answer.

But since you like to be overly technical, you wrote:
Read the first part of your quote and then tell me how you fit into the part that I've taken the liberty of boldfacing?

Is not technically a question it is a statement. I am not the most punctual flyer out there and you are not either.

 

[Whirlwind]

I helped him out but at the end, i realized that not everyone is made out to be an airline pilot.

I wouldn't call him a moron either, that's just rude...

But you're right, some people simply don't have what it takes...

 

[Dangerkitty]

My degree is not worthless. Why do you think there are so many ads in magazines for ERAU? Because it is popular and you get the most education for your dollar.

I'm proud to say I'm a Riddle grad. Given, when I mention it to people who don't fly, they give me a strange look because they never heard of it. But when I mention it to other pilots (especially airline pilots) they have a lot of respect on their faces. It's like when a doctor says he graduated from Harvard.

Given, there are a few bad apples out there from Riddle. But, the majority of us are humble, hard working, and excellent pilots. Arrogance is common everywhere, not just Riddle.

It's a very well respected name in the aviation business.

You have really got alot to learn. But I guess I should expect that from a person who puts MD-90 Simulator under aircraft experience.

 

[voteno]

My degree is not worthless. Why do you think there are so many ads in magazines for ERAU? Because it is popular and you get the most education for your dollar.

I'm proud to say I'm a Riddle grad. Given, when I mention it to people who don't fly, they give me a strange look because they never heard of it. But when I mention it to other pilots (especially airline pilots) they have a lot of respect on their faces. It's like when a doctor says he graduated from Harvard.

Given, there are a few bad apples out there from Riddle. But, the majority of us are humble, hard working, and excellent pilots. Arrogance is common everywhere, not just Riddle.

It's a very well respected name in the aviation business.

Where did you intern at? Maybe you should suggest to your professors that they start internship programs with unions! Maybe in the grievance department. Remember the movie "Back to School" with the late great Rodney Dangerfield? Embry Riddle has no clue to the "REAL WORLD"!

 

[ILStoMinimums]

My degree is not worthless. Why do you think there are so many ads in magazines for ERAU? Because it is popular and you get the most education for your dollar.

I'm proud to say I'm a Riddle grad. Given, when I mention it to people who don't fly, they give me a strange look because they never heard of it. But when I mention it to other pilots (especially airline pilots) they have a lot of respect on their faces. It's like when a doctor says he graduated from Harvard.

Given, there are a few bad apples out there from Riddle. But, the majority of us are humble, hard working, and excellent pilots. Arrogance is common everywhere, not just Riddle.

It's a very well respected name in the aviation business.

Seriously, you need to stop thinking your some hot shot pilot. I'm sure you can fly and all that, but all-in-all your no different than all the rest of us!

I transferred to Riddle recently, and not to be able to say I'm a Hotshot Riddle graduate when I finish. I saw it as an option to finish my degree much quicker - thats all.........

You'll learn sooner or later, but that look you get isn't the "Oh wow" look.

I think its great that you are getting a degree from Riddle, but look around you and realize that the only differnce between you and the guy who went to his local college is that you have 100K + loan and he either paid for it as he went to school or owes a fraction of what you will. Just my 2 cents man.........

 

[DirkkDiggler]

Read the first part of your quote and then tell me how you fit into the part that I've taken the liberty of boldfacing?

Is not technically a question it is a statement. I am not the most punctual flyer out there and you are not either.

Don't tell me whether I'm late to work or not. I don't know about your company, but if I'm not punctual more than three times I get fired. We like our flights to leave on time. I guess your company is much more relaxed. And my sentence is a rhetorical question and it does deserve a question mark.

 

[100LL... Again!]

I should be heads and shoulders above some people during training.

Troll alert.

 

[SkyBoy1981]

It's a wonder you made it through yourself. You don't even know the basics about the aircraft you fly. You must fly a really modified CL-65 if it has turbojets on it. Must be really noisy too. The CL-65 has turbofan engines! There's a big difference. I suggest you go back to training or at least read a book.

So..on a STAR where it says "Turbojets: Expect clearance to cross at 12,000 and 250 knots".....do you inform ATC that you're unable because you're in a "turbofan"? Or better yet, I was filling out a job application recently and it only had a column for "Turbojet" time and not "Turbofan". I called to questioned the recruiter about it and strangely enough...he hung up on me. Whats with that??

 

[Flying Colors]

I don't know about your company, but if I'm not puntual more than three times I get fired. We like our flights to leave on time. I guess your company is much more relaxed.

Punctual also means to use grammer or punctuate correctly which is what I meant, but I can see that you are also in desperate need of spell check.

All I'm saying is have an open mind on what you read on this board, because every smart a$$ comment you dish out someone is going to put you back in your place. If you got more to say then fine, you can have the last word.

 

[100LL... Again!]

Look through parts 91 and 61 - you will only find references to 'turbojet', when referring to jet powered aircraft.

Sort of like supercharging - all turbochargers are superchargers, but not all superchargers are turbochargers.

 

[Freight Dog]

Nice pi$$ing contest going on here.

Let me chime in - MY JET IS BIGGER THAN YOUR JET AND MY FLIGHT ATTENDANT CAN BEAT UP YOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANT!!!

 

[DirkkDiggler]

You can say what you want about what the regs say about turbojets but the truth is that a turbofan and a turbojet are completely different engines. Based on a lot of your rational, there really shouldn't be much difference between a turbojet and a turboprop. They both eat a lot of fuel and air and produce thrust. Therefore they must be very similar!

 

[HAZ-MAT]

"Let me chime in - MY JET IS BIGGER THAN YOUR JET AND MY FLIGHT ATTENDANT CAN BEAT UP YOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANT!!!"

In my Paris Hilton voice....
"Thats Hot!"

 

[HAZ-MAT]

The Lear 35 burns as much as a Caravan does in cruise... however... in the Lear we're at FL430, and in the Van, i was at 4,000!!!

 

[DirkkDiggler]

Flying Colors,


It really doesn't matter to me how many grammatical or spelling errors of mine that you point out. This is an aviation chat room and it doesn't make up for the fact that you don't know the difference between a turbojet and a turbofan engine. Just be careful before you use such strong words to bad mouth someone. You're not perfect yourself.