Originally Posted by
Davvidd
The best pilots I have known are not university degree holders.
Serious question, how do you evaluate who the "best" pilots are? Are you a flight instructor? (I am not trying to be snarky but if you are just a passenger with no pilot training or access to the cockpit with these pilots, I am genuinely curious on what basis you judge pilots' ability.)
Originally Posted by
petit_manchot
It's laughable to suggest to an undergraduate degree is necessary to demonstrate, as suggested in posts above, someone's aptitude for flying, their airmanship, their ability to make logical decisions, and their ability to make clear PAs.
Originally Posted by
PotomacApproach
Re: actual flying I don't see how reading Chaucer or studying Marketing helps you fly a Cat III approach.
See post # 15. The degree requirement has historically been more to gauge the chances of success in a career that involves intense initial and thereafter lots of continual training. I am not saying I agree with that but that has been the reasoning.
(ETA: Oops I see a couple of others reiterated the same point.)