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Corpus Christi vs Pensacola

Sonog

Well-Known Member
pilot
Its really a case of apples of oranges. They're both different.

Corpus has Austin/San Antonio, better weather (minus the hellfire inferno that is june-august), and padre island. Padre island beats anything Pensacola has to offer as far as living for a flight student. Its alot cheaper, almost every house is on the water thanks to the canals on every street, and its 20 minutes or less to work. Prior to the advent of uber, it was almost impossible to get cabs to/from padre so night life was limited by sober drivers or the best dive bar in all of flight school (the pelican aka the dirty bird). You also have to deal with the odd mix of shoeless hippies and texas locals.

Pensacola has Nola and Pensacola beach (best beach in CONUS ). Better nightlife and places to eat, although it does get old quick. You definitely have more options on places to live. You also have to deal with locals in what is essentially alabama.

If you go helos, corpus then pensacola is a nice combo. If you go jets and go corpus you have a solid chance of spending all of flight school in south texas...
 

Pags

N/A
pilot
People who have lived in Corpus like it. People who live in Pcola like it. Sounds to me like it doesn't much matter as odds are you'll like either place (and obviously hate the other) when you get there. At the end of the day both have airplanes you can fly and beer you can drink; what else does an SNA need?
 

JollyGood

Flashing Dome
pilot
My advice is don't get stuck in South Texas for 2.5 years as a flight student. However, Corpus was fun during Primary with weekend trips to Austin, San Antonio and Houston and the Dirty Bird like people mentioned. Also, the houses on the Island are good times with access to the canals and beach. May I add that there are a decent amount of country concerts that roll through town. Texas Throwdown Thursdays at Brewster Street always sees a solid amount of girls from TAMUCC dressed in boots and daisy dukes. Pro tip - semi learn how to two step then tell them you wish you knew how to and ask them if they can teach you.

If hunting is your thing, then Corpus would be a no brainer since you have access to a lot of duck blinds and the King Ranch. The MWR at Kingsville actually owns a little plot of land called Escondido that is cheap to get some time on.
 

Pags

N/A
pilot
Go wherever will get you flying soonest. If they say "go to corpus because whiting is backed up" then go to Corpus. Quit nuking it.

The time you spend not flying, briefing, and studying will probably be spent black out drunk so it won't matter if you're hammered in CC, Milton, Vance, Austin, NOLA, or ATL; the beer tastes the same everywhere. Arguing the merits of fast food chains and course rules is a waste of time. If the complexity of course rules is going to break you then good luck with the rest of the program.
 
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