What is your highest level of education?

CdnPilotsalary · Post by **CdnPilotsalary** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:14 am

Curious to see the results, following the debate on post-secondary education in a previous thread that is now locked. Perhaps we can discuss it here. I know we all have strong opinions on this topic, but lets keep it civil.

FICU · Post by **FICU** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:19 am

Some people spend waaaay too much money to simply fly air machines!

Black_Tusk · Post by **Black_Tusk** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:22 am

I expected HS/GED to be higher given the quality of posts on this site.

Alcoholism · Post by **Alcoholism** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:29 am

Black_Tusk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:22 am I expected HS/GED to be higher given the quality of posts on this site.

One would think some one who is "educated" and busted ass for 3 years

would be more inclined to post more intelligently? Guess not.

FICU · Post by **FICU** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:29 am

Black_Tusk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:22 am I expected HS/GED to be higher given the quality of posts on this site.

Goes to show what tens of thousands of dollars in advanced education gets you.

Black_Tusk · Post by **Black_Tusk** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:32 am

Alcoholism wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:29 am
Black_Tusk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:22 am I expected HS/GED to be higher given the quality of posts on this site.
One would think some one who is "educated" and busted ass for 3 years would be more inclined to post more intelligently? Guess not.

Well I just have a HS diploma so what do I know.

CdnPilotsalary · Post by **CdnPilotsalary** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:45 am

FICU wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:19 am Some people spend waaaay too much money to simply fly air machines!

Keep in mind that some people have a degree necessary for a previous career and then moved on to aviation, like me.

Loner · Post by **Loner** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:54 am

CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:45 am
FICU wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:19 am Some people spend waaaay too much money to simply fly air machines!
Keep in mind that some people have a degree necessary for a previous career and then moved on to aviation, like me.

As Teachers assistant?

CdnPilotsalary · Post by **CdnPilotsalary** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:58 am

Loner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:54 am
CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:45 am
FICU wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:19 am Some people spend waaaay too much money to simply fly air machines!
Keep in mind that some people have a degree necessary for a previous career and then moved on to aviation, like me.
As Teachers assistant?

As software engineer.

Loner · Post by **Loner** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:59 am

CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:58 am
Loner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:54 am
CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:45 am

Keep in mind that some people have a degree necessary for a previous career and then moved on to aviation, like me.
As Teachers assistant?
As software engineer.

CdnPilotsalary · Post by **CdnPilotsalary** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:00 pm

Surprisingly high number of graduate degrees here, wow.

CdnPilotsalary · Post by **CdnPilotsalary** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:04 pm

Loner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:59 am
CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:58 am
Loner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:54 am

As Teachers assistant?
As software engineer.

Not sure what you intend by this. It's not like I ever bragged about my boring programming job of 7 years.

C.W.E. · Post by **C.W.E.** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:13 pm

I could not take part in that survey because I did not go past grade eight.

Even though I have less education than this survey I did manage to get all the licenses and had a very rewarding career both satisfaction and monetary.

Therefore it would appear that your education level has very little to do with becoming a pilot correct?

Loner · Post by **Loner** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:18 pm

CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:04 pm
Loner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:59 am
CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:58 am

As software engineer.

Not sure what you intend by this. It's not like I ever bragged about my boring programming job of 7 years.

Do you have amnesia? Did you already forget your position in viewtopic.php?f=54&t=122432&start=50#p1028179

CdnPilotsalary · Post by **CdnPilotsalary** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:22 pm

Loner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:18 pm
Do you have amnesia? Did you already forget your position in viewtopic.php?f=54&t=122432&start=50#p1028179

I dropped out of my PhD in the second year due to personal reasons and got a job in the industry as a programmer. Yep, I’m a big failure. I washed out of academia. Hope that makes you feel like a big strong man.

Loner · Post by **Loner** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:52 pm

CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:22 pm
Loner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:18 pm
Do you have amnesia? Did you already forget your position in viewtopic.php?f=54&t=122432&start=50#p1028179

I dropped out of my PhD in the second year due to personal reasons and got a job in the industry as a programmer. Yep, I’m a big failure. I washed out of academia. Hope that makes you feel like a big strong man.

I feel sorry for you ...
My point had nothing to do with your education level but rather reminding you of your position regarding the need for education in view to be successful in aviation... you knew exactly what I meant.

CpnCrunch · Post by **CpnCrunch** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:53 pm

Alcoholism wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:29 am
Black_Tusk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:22 am I expected HS/GED to be higher given the quality of posts on this site.
One would think some one who is "educated" and busted ass for 3 years would be more inclined to post more intelligently? Guess not.

Some posts are more intelligent than others.

FICU · Post by **FICU** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:37 pm

CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:45 am
FICU wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:19 am Some people spend waaaay too much money to simply fly air machines!
Keep in mind that some people have a degree necessary for a previous career and then moved on to aviation, like me.

Understood... Mine was skibumology.

CdnPilotsalary · Post by **CdnPilotsalary** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:45 pm

Loner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:52 pm I feel sorry for you ...
My point had nothing to do with your education level but rather reminding you of your position regarding the need for education in view to be successful in aviation... you knew exactly what I meant.

I didn't know what you meant. Don't feel sorry, despite all the bullshit, I'm happy where I am. Life works in funny ways.

SuperchargedRS · Post by **SuperchargedRS** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 3:08 pm

CdnPilotsalary wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:45 am
FICU wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:19 am Some people spend waaaay too much money to simply fly air machines!
Keep in mind that some people have a degree necessary for a previous career and then moved on to aviation, like me.

Same here, got my associates degree after I left highschool 2 years early, had my degree at 18, if I wouldn't have got my degree I guess on paper I would have been a highschool dropout lol