MEng Aeronautics & Astronautics

[Aucky]

Hi guys, Does anyone know what doors a masters degree in Aeronautics & Astronautics may open for a heli-pilot/instructor? i.e test pilots, design/development roles etc.. are there many jobs in this field? (are there many pilots out there with an aeronautics degree struggling find work in the design, development and testing of heli's).

Cheers guys ;)

[BHenderson]

Test pilots will typically require extensive experience beforehand i.e. many thousands of hours.

There's lots more work in aircraft electronics design than there is in mechanical design (especially rotary-wing design).

You need to expand on your background and aims. You might get a better response in the Wanabee or Testing forums.

[Aucky]

Thanks for the info, I'll give that a go. To be honest i'm more curious than anything, I turned down a degree in Aeronautical engineering at Imperial a few years back for a number of reasons, however i have always slightly regretted it :ugh: i'm 24 now cpl(h) with fi ticket and a first class honours in music & sound tech (slightly different i know), just wondering if it's worth doing a second degree in aero eng as i love the flying but would ideally combine it with a career in the research/development/industrial side of aviation for personal satisfaction. Trying to establish whether the extra 4yrs of uni would be worthwhile :}

Cheers
Aucky

[SimFlightTest]

If you combined your aero degree with a little software background then you would probably be able to write your own ticket in the flight sim industry.

Aero-software-pilot is usually the magical combination for us flight sim guys.

[Bertie Thruster]

I've got a degree in Biological Sciences, (specialising in crop physiology).

It helps me sometimes these days:

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