| Shiners,
I don't know that there's anything I ever learned in my training that I haven't used...it's all been applicable. Every bit of it.
Along the way there have been a lot of things I've studied or been tested on that I thought I'd never use or see again...and found out otherwise. Not just with respect to flying the airplane, either. When I obtained my mechanic certicate, I'd been working on airplanes for years, but had no plans to be a full time mechanic. I got the certificate because needed it to apply for a flying job. I quickly found myself working full time as a mechanic, then an inspector, and in subsequent jobs, twice as Director of Maintenance.
Some of what you learn may not be seemingly applicable. Even when some complain about the plotter and flight computer...it's still applicable, still useful. Some say the ADF is a waste of time. I used my plotter and my little aluminum E6B, and a RMI with an NDB signal last night...in a B747. It's not a waste of learning or effort.
So far as how your certification may be useful, that really depends on what type of work you want to do, and where you want to work. At a minimum, the FAA certificate is an ICAO recognized and compliant certificate, and recognized in most countries. It's easy enough to use it as the basis of obtaining local certification, where necessary.
Despite what the disquieted ethnic northern minority might wrongfully suggest, the FAA certification does open doors. Students come to the USA from all over the world to obtain their training before returning home to go to work, obtain local certification, etc. |