ILOVEYWG
17th Mar 2003, 15:45
Hello everybody. I am a student pilot with about 35 hours of time so far. I currently fly out of Winnipeg flying club and are enjoying it so far but still get a little nervous before each lesson, especially if its a solo. I am 17 years old and I just want to ask is that a good age to start? I hope in about 10 or so years, I could fly for a major airline like Air Canada or similar. Think I could do it in 10 years? But anyways, I need serious advice here. After I get my private pilots license from the Winnipeg flying club, I was thinking of going for the bachelor of science degree in aviation that flying colours offers through a correspondence course with the Utah Valley State College. I just want to know if the program is legit and worth spending the money on and what kind of training you get if anybody knows. I have looked at tons of other aviation schools, and their all either too far away or mostly too expensive. Going to the USA is out of the question for me. I'm just a little worried that a big airline like Air Canada won't recognize this little flying school. It is an accreted university your getting your degree from, but will an online degree be just as recognized and getting one the regular way? I would like to know that going to this flying club and doing the correspondence thing to get the degree is good, because it works perfectly for me. I work at the Winnipeg International Airport and the club is right there, a 25 or so minuet drive from home so its nice and close. Don't have to pay room and board and still get to live at home with free meals and such. I really want to go there because I want to be able to keep my job while I go there, and want to stay at home, but is this smart? If anybody knows about this program (at flying colours flying club at the Winnipeg international airport) I would love to hear any advice you have for me. I really need to know that this is the right place for me and its not some sorta scam or anything or I'm wasting my time and money for something that won't get me anywhere. I know I think they do their multi/IFR training through perimeter airlines and I have heard good things about them.
And another thing, what does airlines in Canada think about degrees? Are they like the USA where you should have one, otherwise forget about applying? And universities. Is each one recognized as much as the next? I don't have to go to a big named expensive aviation school just to get noticed?
A little off topic note, but what are everybody's thoughts on where the airline industry is going and what will it be like in 10 years? I'm sick of seeing it when people make bold statements of how it won't get any better than it is now. I find that hard to believe. I know things will get better. I was watching a report on CBC last night and they were talking about the future of the aviation industry and they predicted nothing but doom and gloom. Things like that should be banned on T.V. All their doing is discouraging young, ambitious, aspiring pilots like myself into thinking weather they should even pursue a career in aviation. It hard to hear that something you love so much is not worth pursuing. I hope things will be better in 10 years and people will cut this negative nonsense out. Lets just have faith people. Its bad now. That's why people say these things, but in 10 years, I mean, it has to be better. They say that 65% of the worlds pilots will retire in the next decade and we will need 200,000 pilots and everybody is saying things won't get better? If anything, we will have a pilot shortage by then. People letting the paranoia and negativity destroying their wanting to have a career in aviation, will leave more determined, positive guys like me with all the jobs. I mean, how often do terrorists fly planes into a building? Its never happened until sept 11. I just wish people would put this incident behind us and stop letting one incident ruin everybody's lives. Its in the past. We have done everything we could. Lets stop worrying about something that will probably never happen.
One other thing, I hope there arn't too many disgruntled pilots around here. Please, only helpful and somewhat positive comments. If your just going to say negative things, do not reply. I need the advice but spare me your doom and gloom predictions and wise cracks. I have heard too much of that from flightinfo.com.
And another thing, what does airlines in Canada think about degrees? Are they like the USA where you should have one, otherwise forget about applying? And universities. Is each one recognized as much as the next? I don't have to go to a big named expensive aviation school just to get noticed?
A little off topic note, but what are everybody's thoughts on where the airline industry is going and what will it be like in 10 years? I'm sick of seeing it when people make bold statements of how it won't get any better than it is now. I find that hard to believe. I know things will get better. I was watching a report on CBC last night and they were talking about the future of the aviation industry and they predicted nothing but doom and gloom. Things like that should be banned on T.V. All their doing is discouraging young, ambitious, aspiring pilots like myself into thinking weather they should even pursue a career in aviation. It hard to hear that something you love so much is not worth pursuing. I hope things will be better in 10 years and people will cut this negative nonsense out. Lets just have faith people. Its bad now. That's why people say these things, but in 10 years, I mean, it has to be better. They say that 65% of the worlds pilots will retire in the next decade and we will need 200,000 pilots and everybody is saying things won't get better? If anything, we will have a pilot shortage by then. People letting the paranoia and negativity destroying their wanting to have a career in aviation, will leave more determined, positive guys like me with all the jobs. I mean, how often do terrorists fly planes into a building? Its never happened until sept 11. I just wish people would put this incident behind us and stop letting one incident ruin everybody's lives. Its in the past. We have done everything we could. Lets stop worrying about something that will probably never happen.
One other thing, I hope there arn't too many disgruntled pilots around here. Please, only helpful and somewhat positive comments. If your just going to say negative things, do not reply. I need the advice but spare me your doom and gloom predictions and wise cracks. I have heard too much of that from flightinfo.com.