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Originally Posted by jtrain609  It's funny to me when some people say that college isn't for them.
If college isn't for you, then I'm willing to bet that the study required to be a professional pilot probably means that being a professional pilot isn't really for you.
Just some food for thought. |
I guess I should just hang it up, huh? After 8 years of professional flying, I'm going to have to just accept that "being a professional pilots isn't really for" me, despite my excellent training record and never having failed a 121 checkride. Without that fancy degree, I just don't have what it takes.
Despite what you seem to think, the reason that many people say that "college just isn't for me" doesn't have anything to do with being unable to study hard and learn complex subject material. Many pilots have gone to work at the legacies over the years and spent entire careers with perfect training records without having spent a single day on a college campus.
Disclaimer: I still recommend that all newbies get a degree, but I don't believe that a brick-and-mortar 4-year school is the panacea that so many graduates like to pretend it is. I hated the idea of a traditional college, but I've enjoyed the distance-learning degree program that I've used. One solution doesn't fit all.