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Old 3rd Jan 2019, 10:03
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Dan_Brown
 
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Is anyone on board able to inform me and other unwashed, why a degree is needed to operate an a/c??

You are born with ability. You don't learn ability, work ethic or aviation skills in a classroom.

I've known youngsters, ag pilots for e.g.,with no academic qualifications whatsoever, would be better pilots, with outstanding stick and rudder skills. More so I would imagine, than the vast majority of airline pilots out there today.

Operating the automatic equipment? I could take a 12 year old out of an amusement arcade that would be able to do the job just as good, as any of us, with minimal tuition..

You need to start young in this business. the younger the better. One of the above retired from ag flying at 30 after 10 years at it and finished his career on heavy 4 engine jets. Sitting in a lecture hall studying for something that has no relevance to aviation, can waste several years, young years when your ass could be strapped to a a/c seat.
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