I want to become a pilot. Im thinking of going to Emrby riddle.?

Question

What are the courses i should take like aeronautical, aviation, or engineering. How much do the commercial pilots get paid annually. Where is the best place to work. tell me everything needed to become a pilot.

Answer 1

ER is just a bunch of wannabee top gun pilots.. plus there are very few women in aviation.. you may want to consider going to a normal university that offers a wide variety of degrees.. I went to WMU, it was still expensive, but it offered a normal college experience with my aviation degree.. plus its still a highly recognized program that got me a great job when i graduated... first year commercial pilots make 15-25k.. and the pay doesnt increase very much.. its hard to live on that kind of salary when you got 100k in student loans to pay off.. i would suggest finding a company that will likely upgrade you to captain as soon as you reach ATP minimums.. being a captain is where the money is..

Answer 2

SO i would think that you are a Senior in High School, trying to make a decision on flight training options.  Well, i had to look at different options. I applied to 4 different universities that offered flight programs. I visited two of the 3 facilities.  I thought ERAU was my first option.  I was already a Private Pilot, so i knew what was BS and what was fact.  At ERAU, the courses are easier but the flying is a little more intense.  Either way, at the end, you will be a pilot, and in debt. like the rest of us.

I also was accepted into Purdue.  Purdue has a smaller aviation program with only 70-90 flights student per class year. They are a pretty well known school, but i wouldn't say as strong as ERAU, but when it comes down it, ERAU vs. Purdue wouldn't help you unless the person hiring you had a bias.  

Purdue was the less expensive way to go.  You pay one flat fee for the "Private Pilot Course" and that's it. ERAU is a pay as you go, (normally with a credit card).  The biggest difference between those two school though is the flyable weather. ERAU has more flyable weather days than Purdue, but both school get the same amount done.  Purdue by itself has a big name outside of the aviation industry, unlike ERAU. Most people i talk to don't know what ERAU but know Purdue.  I would reccomend to visit both schools.  Sit in on some of the classes at each school, and see what you think of it. Hopefully you have the money to spend money on that, beacuse it is life changing. I actually decided not to go to a university with a flight school and stayed local.  I fly at a local flight school, and i go to the university close by.  

Like i said before, in the end, you will be just as qualified as the next guy as well as being in debt by over 100K.  (unless you can afford it, which in that case, i would recommend to buy your own airplane, and get the best instructor there is, and have him/her teach you how to fly!)  

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me [e-mail]

Oh, and you would have to take Aeronautical Sciences to do the full on flight program at ERAU, while Purdue does give some leeway to either side, and double majoring, etc.

Best place to work. the industry will change by the time you are ready to be hired on. Right now, we are in a slight shortage of pilots (there's only 600,000 pilots in the U.S. right now)  

To become a pilot...well...besides the obvious answers of the  "learning how to fly part", it is simple. Go to "www.beapilot.com" . Search for a local flight school in your area, call them up, and ask for a discovery flight.  They will be very friendly over the phone, and just explain you are thinking about learning how to fly.  They'll direct you as to what to do.  Take a couple of lesson with an instructor, and see what you think of it.  It's not easy, but it's a doable challenge.  use every resource there is to learn more and more everyday.  And lastly, if you do become a pilot, take this quote to heart.  "Learn from other people's mistakes, not from your own. That way you'll live longer than the people who did make the mistakes."

Answer 3

This is in response to the person that was arguing the differences between embry riddle and Purdue.

I went to Purdue, so maybe I am a little biased, but comparing Purdue to Embry-riddle is like comparing night and day. Purdue is very selective, and upon graduation, you will have a real degree. Embry-riddle pumps out students like there's no tomorrow, and hands out degrees like candy. I've been working in aviation for 3 years now. Where I work, embry-riddle has night classes on site for employees. People graduate from there that can not read, write a complete sentence, and would have failed third grade math at my elementary school. I know people that have blatantly copied and even used other student's papers for every class they've taken. Honestly, it is a joke.

At Purdue you will graduate with an education, and when people see that on a resume, they know you have a real degree. I'm currently finishing up my MBA, and start a management position in August of this year. I know that if I am interviewing someone with an embry-riddle degree, they're going to have to really impress me, because the piece of paper they have that says diploma on it is worthless to me.

Answer 4

Do NOT go to ER.  There are SOOOO many different places to go that don't cause half as much.

Aviation is a skill, there is absolutely no need to pay Ivy League prices to learn it.  

Consider any other method, but if you want to go to school -  You will learn physics and some math, then any other required courses necessary for a degree.  

You don't need a major degree to fly.. you just need a degree to fly for airlines.  Any degree..

Answer 5

Ok you need to take Auernautical Science through the 4 year degree.  Then upgrade your commercial to an ATP because ATP's are required for working at major airlines like Southwest and Continental.  After you graduate, get a job at a regional airline so that you can get experience.  Some  commercial arlines want 1,500 hours as a min so you want 3,000+ for competitiveness.  After 10 years in small regional airline, go to the big ones.  With a college degree and alot of hours, you are destine for a job.  Pay is found at airlinepilotcentral.com