 Re: Career in airplanes.......
Hi There,
Just want to throw something out there. I got my Airframe and Powerplant certificate back in 93...it took 18 months, 5 days a week, 8 hour days, no breaks but Christmas and Thanksgiving. It was hard holding a full time job at night, school all day. I had an understanding girlfriend back then, and the social life had to take a back seat...out of A&P school I considered going to the Airforce, good opportunities with that, but I decided to go civilian first. For the next 13 years I had worked at two 3rd party maintenance facilities, started out doing A&P, then crossed over to Structures...which I found more enjoyable...working off blueprints, engineering orders, service bullentins, you name it. Its like building/repairing a model plane...kind of. I have worked on just about every company's plane out there...and have met alot of great people...if you like working with your hands, and not afraid to get dirty, then you will enjoy it, alot of opportunties come about as well. I am now doing IT work at an aeronautical company...only because I was surplussed from being a mechanic at the same company, and I applied for this job I have now before I hit the door. I do miss working on the planes, but at least I am still around them.....if you love planes, there is a job for you...you may have to travel for it as well...to get a decent pay....
Look in the yellow pages for Aviation Tech schools in your area...I went to Dalfort Tech...but I dont think they are around anymore...go to the school for a tour and see if you like what you see...and talk to some of the guys there about their experience...
Good luck!
Joe |