Interesting thing here in the US is a clear divide between those who went to FBO for flight training and those who through a 4-year college regardless of whether parents funded the flight training or not. Those who didn’t go through the 4-year college degree [Flight Programs] clearly have disdain for those who did.
I do not believe that this is true. I have never come across anyone who had anything but respect for the programs at places like Ohio State, Purdue and North Dakota. And I have been in the business for 32 years, 7 of them spent interviewing and hiring pilots.
Now when it comes to certain operations based in Florida, then yes – there are strongly held opinions.
But the simple truth is that good pilots come from all backgrounds. And so do the weak ones.