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Dear Mr. NewMyer,

I am currently completing grade 11 and taking  flight lessons toward  private pilot license in Canada. I would like to become a Professional Comercial Airline Pilot, could you please advise 5 TOP US Universities. (Offering Degree Programs)I already applied to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Thank you for your consideration

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I am very sorry for the delay in answering this.  The top five universities, in my view, are:

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, AZ
Western Michigan University
Purdue University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best wishes to you,

David A. NewMyer, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Aviation Management and Flight
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
http://www.aviation.siu.edu

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David A. NewMyer

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Can advise people thinking about beginning and aviation career and espcially those thinking about an aviation university program. Can also help with aviation scholarship questions. I am particularly strong in questions related to starting a flight career, choosing a university flight or aviation management program, aviation internships and aviation scholarships. Also, I can assist with questions about airport management and planning careers and oveall aviation industry employment questions.

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Prepared In addition to aviation education, I work at a major university, I have worked as an airport planner preparing airport system plans, airport master plan and environmental assessment reports for the Chicago area in general and for several individual Illinois airports.

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