Pilot or Aerospace Engineer??

Question

Ok ive finally decided what i want to do for the rest of my life. I really love airplanes but i cant decide if i want to spend my life flying them or building them. I just want to know in your opinion what would be a better career and how long would u have to go to school for each one and what kind of subjects in university or collage would i have to take to be in these two careers and how long would school take for these careers??And which job pays more (i want to know this because i want a job with a balance of a good salery and something i enjoy) And last but not least what would it be like in one of these careers???

Answer 1

Well, you can get the aerospace engineering degree in any event if you want to and if you have the academic talent. It would be a great education. It doesn't sound as if you've decided nor does it sound as if you've done much independent research. Info about the kinds of subjects needed for an engineering degree (or any other degree) is readily available from the universities which offer such degrees and to some extent from guidance counselors, academic advisers, etc. I practice law (four years of college and three years of law school) and fly jets professionally (was a pilot first), but I do not consider myself qualified to advise you or to make choices for you. But if you really want to and if you truly decide to, you can do either, or both. Gotta come from within. Good luck.

Answer 2

Aerospace Engineer.

Less competition for me when I become a pilot :P

Well, to be serious. If you're good at math, engineering is right for you. Besides, to be a pilot, that takes years to come and a lot of will. It depends what kind of person you are. I recommend you take two of those courses, see which one's you like for yourself.

As for good pay, engineering is probably the right course. Being a pilot is not bad pay either, but you start with a lot of dept and you work your way out of it. It's not only college money, but earning the licenses is way too expensive.

If you want to get a good comfortable salary, I'd say it'd take about 7-10 years for a pilot.

You have to realllly love flying planes to take such risks to be a pilot. To fly for the airlines which is good money, you have to have good health conditions, and they check every so often to make sure you stay that way. There's also a lot of pressure and time needed from you. So, it's a wonderful and unique job, but with a lot of work to be done.

Engineering, like I said, you NEED to be good at math. I'm not too sure on that information, but I'm sure there's also high demands for it. Check out this site: http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/profi...

Answer 3

I've known people that have done both.  You should take an intro flight and get in contact with some engineers to get a better feeling of what its like, but in the end only you can make the decision.  You can get a bachelors(4-5 year) and master's (2 more years) in aerospace engineering.  Gotta like a lot of math!  As for flying there are several routes you can go.  If you doing it the civilian route you can go to a structured "academy" that can take you through all your ratings in a short amount of time(1-2 years), but in the end its going to take years to gain enough hours to make good money as a pilot, and its not the most stable profession out there.  If security and pay is out the upmost importance to you engineering might be the best bet, and you can always fly for fun.    http://www.pilotcareercentre.com/   this site might help you get a better picture of a pilots life.