pics of me at school!

[4thgenowner]

me next to a Cessna 172

doing checklists

over Orange City preparing to do steep turns

in a steep turn

thumbs up after steep turns

on final for 9R doing touch and gos

on final for 9L final landing of the day

[98Camaro3.8]

They make you wear the uniform there as a student?

Not a fan of the Delta Connection Academy, but good luck there.

I'm a student at ERAU. Currently have my Commercial (Single and Multi) and Instrument. Starting CFI + CFII in 2 months. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Loochy88]

man, your school kicks ***! how long have you been flying? the closest thing we have to that here is an aviation elective. I always wanted to be a pilot, but then my parents and girlfriend got me to stop dreaming and sent me to business school. Look where i am today

http://i04-1.thefacebook.com/pics/3/...02371_3810.jpg :D

I think exams are getting to me.

[4thgenowner]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
They make you wear the uniform there as a student?

Not a fan of the Delta Connection Academy, but good luck there.

I'm a student at ERAU. Currently have my Commercial (Single and Multi) and Instrument. Starting CFI + CFII in 2 months. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Awesome man and yeah we have to wear uniforms. They're kinda cool but they are whicked hot and restrictive sometimes. I flew in jeans and a polo today and it was much more comfortable.

I've been flying with school for a week now. 10 hours so far and 15 landings. But I've been flying with my cousins husband in his 172 for a year or so.

[98Camaro3.8]

What kind of classes do they have there? Just basic ground school stuff, or actual classes?

What kind of degree do you get from it?


Just curious to hear about it from someone on the inside.

[4thgenowner]

For the private students theres a 3 hour ground school every night. Like me, I fly in the morning and have ground school in the evening. The instrument, commercial, MEI, CFI and CFII have classes. There really is no degree from the program, you get all your ratings from PP to commercial and from CFI to MEI to ATP. After you teach for 10-12 months you get a gaurenteed interview with Comair, ACA, ASA, Chatageua (sp?), American Eagle, and Continental Express. Im forgetting one. You do have the option to go to DCA part time and college part time for your degree. But alot of people that get hired by the regionals do their degree's online while with the regionals. It really is a good school, theres just alot of storeys from people that have quit due to various reasons. They told us upfront flying is a skill that has to be learned at your own pace. Their percentage of graduates getting hired is accurate. Last month 14 out of 14 that graduated got hired with Comair and the month befor that 7 out of 8 got hired by a regional. They are soon transitioning to a Part 142 school with brand new Cirrus aircraft and I believe level 6 sim too. My class should be the first instructors on the new Cirrus planes. Anyways its a good place, if you want any more info just ask man.

[tWiStEdBird]

haha, we just had a plane break down in your area, 142ND I believe. What ratings do you have now?

[4thgenowner]

none yet, give me 2 weeks. [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

do you guys use 152's or 172's?

I'll never forget the first time up with school in 52747.

[ May 03, 2005, 09:03 AM: Message edited by: 4thgenowner ]

[shenanigans]

Cool Matt I didn't know you went to Embry riddle... they have a car club that autocrosses with my autocross club every now and then. [img]smile.gif[/img]

so both you guys are going to be a pilot, I always wanted to be and used to want to be a pilot, but I am a bit big, and have poor eyesight... so I started to lose some interest in it and thats when my interest in cars that I always had picked up [img]smile.gif[/img]

[98Camaro3.8]

Yeah, I just finished up my junior year. 1 more year and I'm outta here!

Eric, let me know if you ever wanna go flying. I rent out of Orlando Exec, and I'd be more than happy to take you up. Always looking for a reason to go flying. ;)

Originally posted by 4thgenowner:
none yet, give me 2 weeks.

You're gonna go from 10 hours to private in 2 weeks?

[ May 03, 2005, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: 98Camaro3.8 ]

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:

Eric, let me know if you ever wanna go flying. I rent out of Orlando Exec, and I'd be more than happy to take you up. Always looking for a reason to go flying. ;)

Sweet I might take you up on that when I get heatlhy again...

Just don't crash. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[4thgenowner]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
Yeah, I just finished up my junior year. 1 more year and I'm outta here!

Eric, let me know if you ever wanna go flying. I rent out of Orlando Exec, and I'd be more than happy to take you up. Always looking for a reason to go flying. ;)

</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 4thgenowner:
none yet, give me 2 weeks.

You're gonna go from 10 hours to private in 2 weeks? </font>[/QUOTE]not two more weeks. More like 3-6, depends how well im doing which im doing excellent.