Who Is Going Or Will Be Going To Embry Riddle

[airforceusaf]

my mother and father are paying so ofcorse i will go ther and my father went there . now he is a commercial pilot for United airlines and i will replace the baby boomers then i have connections into the indusry. and if it dont work out then what ever i can fig it out from there im strong and i can get througha nyhting

 

[chperplt]

I don't think we are thinking on the same page here. I do not consider my college degree to be specific job training at all. My mother majored in semiotics at Brown, and then got a degree in accounting from Bryant and is now a CPA. Does that make her degree in semiotics worthless? I think of a college degree as four years of learning how to learn, and learning how to be an adult. Learning how to get up on time, make appointments, and learning how to stick to commitments. Choosing a specific major, for me anyhow, just makes the process more interesting to my brain. If, at the end of these four years, I decide to become certified in real esate, and do not pursue a career as a commercial pilot, I will not feel as if I have chosen the wrong major at all. Its important to go to college. People put WAY too much emphasis on the exact major.

People who have a plan in life put an emphasis on their exact major. People who don't are generally called Liberal Arts Majors..:laugh:

 

[airforceusaf]

there isnt anything wrong with parents paying for college, but i find that generally speaking kids who dont pay their own way tend to slack off knowing its not their money they are wasting. I believe there is something to be said for earning it on your own, but then again 100K in debt is never fun.

i hav to pay for the first semester

 

[gkrangers]

i hav to pay for the first semester

thats gonna come to right around 14,000, plus flight.

 

[Carl_Spackler]

I'm calling FLAME!

 

[airforceusaf]

Flying instruments in a sim doesn't bother me, and it doesn't hurt to do a multi sim for a couple hours to get the single engine flows down, but outside of that, I don't see the point.

We have some nice ATC equipment here in Daytona...supposedly getting a new realistic mockup of a tower and a new tracon/artcc lab...already have both, but atleast all the money is going into cool stuff, heh.

hay what year are you . you go to ERAU? im gona need some friends when i go down there

 

[gkrangers]

hay what year are you . you go to ERAU? im gona need some friends when i go down there

no thanks.

 

[airforceusaf]

From the perspective of a worthless Aero Sci student:

I know 1 or 2 of the typical ERAU "dorks" that cause the whole reputation. 99% of the AS students I know are normal students and dislike the dorks as much as everyone here. I don't pretend to be god's gift to aviation, and neither do the other students or instructors.

I can't comment about the newest syllabus, but in my 4 years here I have a total of 18 hours of sim time. 13 of that is from Stage 1 of instrument training. All of stage 1 was in the sim to give the student a basic understanding of the scan. The rest is from 4 flights during multi training. While not the most real sims, I do see the benefit during the training. It's not like half of the time is in sims.

Is Aero Sci (Proffssional Pilot) the best choice for a major? Of course not. But I am happy with the training I have received, from both the flight department and the normal classes.

I grew up in the Daytona/Orlando area. Not the most exciting place in the world, but it's home to me.


Bottom line:
I'm extremely happy with the training I've received, both as a pilot and a college student. I feel ready to enter the working world well prepared. Is it the best school in the world? Of course not. Is a pilot degree the best idea? Again, nope. But I'm happy with Riddle. It's not as bad as most people here make it out to be.

That was the most intelligent response yet thank you very much

 

[J.C.Airborne]

They have women in North Dakota?

Darn right and they are hot as hell.

 

[sardinesnack]

Save your money and blow it on some crack whores, it will be just as beneficial to your career and a whole lot more fun.

 

[gkrangers]

It's not like half of the time is in sims.

My friend is in the current syllabus...he has 57.8 total flight time. To go along with that, he has 32 hours in sims. MOST of that, atleast 25, is for the PPL.

 

[J.C.Airborne]

i hav to pay for the first semester

Paying one semester isnt even getting your head wet...its worthless...one semester at riddle? what 20K at the max...talk to me when you have to pay 100K in an uncertain industry when mommy and daddy cant help even if they want to. Your parents should just pay for all...if they can afford over 100K for your education they can afford 20K more and you wont be learning anything anyway.

 

[MKaprocki]

My friend is in the current syllabus...he has 57.8 total flight time. To go along with that, he has 32 hours in sims. MOST of that, atleast 25, is for the PPL.

I do know there is currently a trial program with a few students that do a large number of sim flights over real flights for PPL. Its purpose is to compare the use of sims to those who do the "standard" syllabus...to see if there is any benefit from it. I know at least 1 student who is part of this. Your friend wouldn't happen to be in that program, would he? Hell, he may even be a part of it and not know it.

 

[J.C.Airborne]

my mother and father are paying so ofcorse i will go ther and my father went there . now he is a commercial pilot for United airlines and i will replace the baby boomers then i have connections into the indusry. and if it dont work out then what ever i can fig it out from there im strong and i can get througha nyhting

Well not to be rude but i hope you learn how to compose a sentence and spell before you have to be strong and get through life's troubles.

 

[J.C.Airborne]

no thanks.

OMG! Hilarious...that was just mean! I LOVE IT!