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Old 14th Jan 2008, 15:11
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Wee Weasley Welshman
 
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I don't know any recruiters who are interested in an aviation related degree.

AeroEng is of no use when deciding to de-ice a wing rather than design it.

There isn't a degree out there that is of any damn use to being an airline pilot. The reason is because the job is such a multi disciplinary one. A airline pilots don't need to know a lot about physics, weather, aerodynamics, engineering, maths, language, geography, psychology or social affairs - but he needs to know a little bit of each to be good at his job.

Do be honest a good solid set of A-levels proves you can hit the books and pass exams. That's relevant to hiring new pilots. A degree much less so.

Given the 3 years and X thousands of cost the rewards for doing one are slim in the UK.

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