PassportPlump

I played football there. I went through non aviation school (business admin). I learned to fly at an FBO. I was looked down upon by many of the “flight team kids” because I wasn’t going through their precious 141 program. Now two of the elite who used to heckle me about how I was doing things are asking me to E-mail pilot selection. One of them I did it for. He did not pass the HR portion of his interview and thus was not invited to re-interview six months later.

But he does have a lot of trophies from his spot landings and whatever. Case closed?

3GRNDWN

The transition from prop to jet is a good point. I think that is why one of the schools on this list is planning to invest in an Airbus A-320 simulator to be placed in their new training center. Why they aren't going to install a CRJ, since most students in the Propel program will probably fly for a DCI carrier after graduation, is beyond me.

GogglesPisano

Spot landings! Hilarious!!!

Imapilot2

Wow you're right. Your example does Define the tens of thousands of graduates from that program.
But from your story and your word choices of elite, Flight Team kids, precious, heckled and the like it's easy to see the reason for your views. However it's more likely thin skin with you imagining most of that shaming than actually stuff ever coming out of anyone's mouth.
My experiences alone also don't define everyone but..... Many of my students were on those flight teams and I never saw anybody treat others poorly at that school because of what part of the program they were in. Urban legend at best. I know that can't be said of all flight schools but in the six years I was there, yeah I was a little slow since I paid my own way, I never saw that.
Congrats on the football team though. You must have been pretty proud with their performance lately.

OOfff

My flight program is better than your flight program!

tennisguru

C'mon guys, can't we all get along? Let's all do a group hug, sing kumbaya, and talk about how Embry Riddle sucks...

Big E 757

When I was furloughed, I flew 2 Falcon 20’s for an aircraft management company. One owner had a futures trading business in Chicago. Before that, I flew a King Air 200 for a futures trader. If I had worked as hard as I did to become a Delta Pilot learning futures trading, or currency or stock trading, I’d be retired by now, flying myself around in my private jet. Things are much better now in this business, but I’ve questioned my decision to do this job on many occasions. It took me 5 years after college just to crack $20K a year. Even though at 47, I’ll make over 3 bills this year, if I could do it all over again, I’d put every ounce of energy into becoming a trader.

notEnuf

Oh, I don't know... part timing it in the right seat of the ER on reserve all summer is NOT working from home. Only a year behind you and living on a quarter mil is tough... maybe I should go to work? Nah! But trading is fun and a few weekend seminars and you too can be a millionaire.

No regrets. Too many think the market is Vegas. Pilots are cooler people to hang with.

GuardPolice

The CFI/DPJ job share will allow the universities to retain their CFIs while allowing them to get their 1000 turbine time. DPJ doesn’t fly enough to make it beneficial to fly there full-time. This sharing program allows the CFI to be home based and get 6 months a year worth of turbine experience while living near their university.

Flyguy4723

Just what a 21 year old CFI college kid wants to hear.