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Old 23rd Feb 2013, 19:05
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MontrealYul
 
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University or Flying training? 2013

Hi, this is my first post here but I've been reading you for quite a long time.

My dilemma here is whether I should attend a 3 year program now to obtain my CPL or go to university. My goal is, of course, to fly the big jets one day. Apparently, most companies require pilots to a university degree? Should I get a degree first and then get my CPL or the other way around?

I applied to university in accounting for next year BUT I still have a week left to apply to flight school . I've always dreamed about becoming a pilot, like many others here. Here in Québec, I could obtain my CPL license for less than a 1000$. What is keeping me from pursuing this career is the low amount of jobs. I look across the career section of different Canadian companies every now and then and I realized pilot jobs rarely appear. Do many pilots end up staying at the regionals with a crappy pay all their life because it's almost impossible to work for a major airline?


Thanks!
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