Should You Skip College for Flight Training? Airline vs. Corporate Pilot Life + Flight School Scams & CFI Red Flags

🎙 LIVE: Should You Skip College for Flight Training? Airline vs. Corporate Pilot Life + Flight School Scams & CFI Red Flags

 📅 August 7th | The Pilot’s Discord Morning Show

Today’s episode is packed with raw insights, hot takes, and no-filter pilot talk:

✈️ College vs. No College – Do you really need a degree to get hired at the airlines? Or should you knock out your certificates and circle back later?

🛩 Airline vs. Corporate Pilot Life – We break down salary, lifestyle, family impact, and seniority between Part 121, 135, and 91 flying. Some serious truths in here about time, money, and what actually matters.

⚠️ Flight School Ripoffs – A brutally honest review of a flight school post that went viral. Are flight instructors doing their job… or just building time?

👨‍🏫 Should CFIs Teach Commercial-Level Knowledge to Private Students? – We call this out hard. There’s a reason the ACS exists—don’t overload students trying to flex your own ego.

❤️ “Date” Your Flight Instructor? – No, not literally. But we talk about why your relationship with your instructor is just like dating—and how to walk away early if it’s not a fit.

💸 Job Market Reality Check – Are there really no jobs? We explain how hiring actually works in 2025 and why resumes alone won’t cut it anymore.

🧠 This one’s real talk, straight from the cockpit. Tune in for community comments, personal experiences, and lessons you won’t hear at your local flight school.

👇 Drop a comment with your thoughts. Are you team airline or corporate? College or no college?

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