Questions

[Rocket_Bird]

Well, I think with aviation related degree, you would definately want to do something to deal with aviation of course.  It does limit your choices but I think its still a good degree.  I don't think it works very well if you want to do Business for example.  But in your case Beefhole, if you want to fly for say the air force, it makes you perhaps a better candidate during the selection process (im going off an educated opinionated guess  ;)).  From what I heard anyways.  Though most any 4 year degrees can get you in (here in Canada anyways), its mainly for being an officer i think.

And again, the astronaut thing (I THINK!)

[Brown]

Business would be good to take then ?

[Rocket_Bird]

Well its your choice what you want to do with your life.  If you like flying, go right on ahead, if you like say business, computers and etc, theres other routes for you as well.

[Boss_BlueAngels]

Yeah, the main thing is just get the 4 year degree in whatever you A) like and/or B) will get the best grades.  Heck, one current Blue Angel was an English major!  :P lol  Another took the exact route I'm taking, from the same college... so, point being.  DO WHAT YOU WANT!! lol  ;D

I didn't mean to sound annoyed or anything in my post before, but all everyone ever says to me about a flying degree is that it's "useless if for somereason you cannot fly."  I get preterbed when people tell me that, as they're not the one who is spending over $1,300 a MONTH for the flying ALONE. lol  And the fact is, as I said, anyplace you get a flying degree will allow quick and, usually simple transitions to aviation-related NON-flying degrees.  

[beefhole]

I've always wondered, an aviation degree doesn't really help you get into the AF at all does it?

My priorities of going nomal college-USAF-commercial have changed, after a certain call from my ex-CFI imploring me to NEVER, EVER fly commercial. Just wondering

[Rocket_Bird]

Here in Canada, with our Air Force, the point of the degree is to get you an officer position.  You don't NEED an aviation degree to become a pilot, you can have a batchelors of art if you like.  Im sure its similar for the USAF as well.  

My CFI as well as a classmate of mine (whose also a commercial pilot) seem to like the commercial aspect of it???  You have to think about where you end up I guess...  I was talking to a commercial bushpilot the other day (he randomly icq'ed me), and he says its the greatest job in the world.

[beefhole]

He got a job with midlantic jet (a charter company based out of Atlantic City), and almost immediately began flying lear25s

The flying and the pay are probably both better for him, that's why he said don't go commercial

[beaky]

He got a job with midlantic jet (a charter company based out of Atlantic City), and almost immediately began flying lear25s

The flying and the pay are probably both better for him, that's why he said don't go commercial

But if he's paid to fly, that IS commercial. Charters, crop dusting, airlines, banner-towing, flight instruction; all commercial.   Requires a commercial pilot cert. You mean "airline"?

[beefhole]

Oops. Gimme a break, it's friday....

[Rocket_Bird]

Airline i might be able to see.  Ya got a lot of passengers and stuff.. and your flying a whale, but hey, that dont sound too bad to me either  ;D

[beefhole]

Right, for a bright eyed and bushy tailed new pilot. He had been a flight attendant for USAir for 17 years. We all know how well that probably worked out in the end...

He was probably sick of the airlines.... point here is it's hard not to take to heart what he's saying, from someone I respect so much. Ah whatever, I'll figure it out later

[Brown]

I think avation science will be the best because I stink at English lol and I can do science better than most subjects .

[Saratoga]

There are also some colleges that are now offering a major called "Airline Pilot"

[Brown]

I saw that when I checked out a college .

[Saratoga]

Supposed to be good, some colleges raise the price and include flight training, others have it on the side. Really depends on which one you look at.