Transfer out of Riddle?

[qmaster3]

Hmm.... A Navy guy talkin' bout homo bars .... too easy

HA!!!

LMFAO!

PAT,

Man, at least you got the National Defense, those sexy wings, and a set of butter bars.....You're doing all right.

 

[Goose Egg]

For what it's worth, I thought that ERAU Daytona has an impressive campus when I took a tour there last year. It's great to see an entire institution dedicated to flying. I got accepted to a Masters program there, but opted for the job that I have now (a good choice for me in retrospect). But I think it would have been cool to study there though.

-Goose

...not to mention doing a little beach-going.

 

[qmaster3]

Hey Man you'll have fun on the boat. The best thing is you'll be flying the birds.

LOL on the AF.

 

[Hobit]

Patmack,

I was there in the early 90's and P.McDuffy and crew would overbook the courses and then overbook the flight sched to pre-empt the NoShow morons. Didn't know if you were there back then, but if you wanted to finish your flight courses and get out of there for the summer, you flew every chance you got. And no I didn't rack up a bunch of XT's.

I do blame myself, I wouldn't do it again but live and learn. It was a great (and overpriced) lesson on aviation and how to look out for yourself.

Good folks back then, just some questionable folks on the second floor of the flt dept.

Glad you enjoyed your time.

 

[AirJosh1]

The question you have to ask yourself is not if you'll ever get furloughed but when. So you spend a sh$tload of money to go to school to get an Aeronautical degree and a CFI. Then you have to build up a 1000 hrs to hopefully get hired by a Regional where you'll make a whole $17-23K your first year? That's awesome! Oh but it goes up to the $30's year 2 unless you get into a 70 seater at Comair then you can make a whopping $41k. Then you can sit there in the right seat for 4 or 5 years. And by the way you are usually gone from home 18 or so days out of the month, work weekends, holidays, reduced rest etc...The hot flight attendants are few and far between. Most are over 40 or gay. And you get to fly to the same airports over and over again. I almost forgot about the $1.65 an hour per diem! Not trying to sound bitter. Just telling it like it is. But hey, you can wear the uniform and tell everyone you're a pilot!

My advice, like a lot of others, go to a regular University and get a degree in something having nothing to do with aviation and broaden your horizons. If you really want to be a pilot, do all your flying at a local FBO and get your CFI as quickly as possible then you can instruct all through college. Then you can graduate with a degree, 1000+hrs. and get hired for that dream job making $17-23K! Good luck!

 

[MKaprocki]

Students don't really have any say when they are scheduled now.

If you are having a busy week...too bad. You either show up, get noshowed, or have to go through an elaborate process of "grounding" yourself. Usually need a doctors note to do so...

Its really a mess.

I've never had a problem getting days off when I needed. All I have to do is ask my instructor for a few days off and he says no problem.

If the student has no say in the schedule, it's because the instructor is a jackass who doesn't listen/care.

 

[Wings of Flem]

Yes ive notinced so many things in the flight department that are just full of bull**CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED**. Like my buddy doing a solo xc got weather due to a 5kt crosswind hahah. Too bad but 151 is a lot ive notced im up to like 6000 and i will solo in the next few days

 

[ce750drvr]

Been there done that. The best move I ever made was go to a real school and fly on the side. A LOT CHEAPER!! Do as GV says, look at engineering, or do what I did, business with a minor in computers. Either way, you will always have a job if you lost a medical.

I couldn't get out of Riddle fast enough!!

Good luck

 

[JD2003]

All ERAU wants to do is milk me for more money. I finished all my classes and just had to show them 1000 PIC. Now they are telling me I need to take more classes. Every class I took there, I diddn't learn anything that I diddn't already know. It was a waste of time and money.

When I get my 1000 PIC I'm going to send in my application for graduation and if they don't send me a degree...I am going to sue them.

 

[mike1mc]

Actually.. I think more partying went on at the "establishment" between us. Loved stealing our crap back from you guys...

Had to love the hourly rates... I do miss talking with all the "working girls".

Sure had a great time breaking into your house and stealing everything we could find Also enjoyed a quick dip in your pool now and again. Good times were had by all!

 

[mike1mc]

Shoulda come over for some "hooker fishing"

Never caught much but we did quite a bit of bum fishing (always got a bite).

 

[Wings of Flem]

yah i just heard the chief flight instructor talk about it today at a safety meeting. my reaction was HOLY S***!!!!!!!

 

[wrxpilot]

Heres some comedy....the buzz around school today is that someone landed on November and tookoff on Echo yesterday....

Couple that with all the runway incursions (riddle students taxiing across actives)...and everyone is grounded today. I thought it was quiet today when I was up...didn't hear a single Riddle plane in the air....

Hilarious...

That is pretty surprising considering how incursions are such a hot topic w/ the FAA right now. Here's a crazy one for ya though. This happened a few weeks ago here in S. FL:

A student w/ apparently several hundred hours (yes, a PPL student) was apparently sent off from PMP to my FBO in LNA for some additional training. So he heads on over in his 172 (supposedly he owns several planes), and realizes he forgot his charts. Decides to keep on going anyway, and mistakes PBI (Palm Beach International!!) for LNA, a small uncontrolled field. Makes no radio calls, and lands on the taxiway paralleling 9R. Apparently several airliners had to go around and the airspace was shutdown for a bit.

 

[Kawasumi_Kichou]

If you're planning to fly for a major, a BS or BA degree is practically a requirement, unless you have a lot of hours and know someone influential at the target company. It doesn't matter what the degree major is, it only matters that you have the degree.

If the cost of ERAU tuition is too high, and you can't come up with the required scratch, by all means transfer to an inexpensive school and major in something that you like and will find relatively easy. The major doesn't have to be aviation-related.

I sorta had the reverse experience with ERAU. Already had an AAS (in electronics engineering technology) and about 400 hours of 135 flying when ERAU opened a satellite facility here (Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV). Their Pro Aero program was perfect for me and yes it was expensive. At the time I was making very good money in a non-flying career, so the expense wasn't a factor. Even managed to get in some scheduled 135 flying with YR during that summer, resigning at the end of the '92 tour season just before I would have been furloughed, in order to more quickly finish school. Graduated in May 93 after a year and a half of classes.

As it turned out, the ERAU degree didn't help me at all in the flying job chase. I was still just as unhireable after the degree as I was before it, mostly due to my not having enough hours to go with my age. Couldn't get an interview with anyone. So I just continued to work at non-flying jobs, like software engineering at a major aerospace company that insisted on all new-hires having a four-year degree. So at least the degree was good for opening that additional door. Now I'm a part-time classroom instructor in the aviation program at the community college here, finally doing something flying-related again.

 

[The Natural]

Riddle-haters...

I went to a big university and wrestled (Division 1) before I transferred ERAU Prescott where I got a ride to wrestle there. They didnt pay for flight portion so it was still alot of money.

ERAU is expensive, with dorky pilots, rigid standards, and pencil-neck, power tripping, back stabbing a-holes. Guess what? just like the airlines. The training is outstanding, and very tedious. If you can get through it, you can probably get to the airlines. ERAU has its reputation because it caters to the airlines and asks them what they want too see in pilots.

Is an ERAU grad more qualifed than a 1 year C90 Captain? FO? Of course not. We are better prepared out of the gate, and have an extensive networking structure of friends and classmates from then on. Its not rocket science.

Its a great place to come from... GIV Flyer can kiss my a**