On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:09:42 -0600, "Carl Orton"
wrote:


Thanks for any insight;
Carl



Well, as others have responded, I am in the same frame of mind. I
have known several ERU graduates and 100% of them have made the same
comment "If I had to do it all over again, I would not have gone to
ERU" . ERU is a good school. Don't get me wrong. I actually have a
friend that is now instructing there at ERU in FL and he is wishing he
would have done it differently. Another part time instructor in my
area is now flying very little and is actually driving a dump truck
for a company here in town. Most of the jobs are about how many hours
(total, and type) you have, and (some) care that you have "a" degree.
A degree from ERU means very little. IMHO, save your money and get
him a good business degree at an in state university and pay for his
flying at a local flight school.

On a side note, without knowing what his goal is, ie: Corp or
Commercial, it actually might help him to get his license locally if
the corporate side is where he wants to focus on and that is the town
he would like to live in. People on the field will get to know him
and how he flies and when a position opens up, they are more prone to
go to someone local. Also, when he reaches the goal of CFI, the
flight school that he attended to get that CFI would more than likely
utilize him as a CFI. It tends to be hard for a CFI to come into a new
town and find a job flight instructing.


Scott Dedeker