need to know if age and experience as aircraft mechanic in aviation is a must...?

Question

i have no experience and 32 of age and i just started acquiring my A&P license.is there still a chance that i can land a job in aviation.

Answer 1

I would like to enlighten you a little bit, going to get your A&P license is great. There is a possibility that you may or may not find a job in that industry. Not to worry, there are many other areas in the petro-chemical, and Power generation field that can pay even more money than the aviation industry.

I did the same thing your doing and completed 7th in my class of 134 people. I have other friends I made while in school that did find jobs in aviation and are happy. My first job after graduation was with a power generation company working on turbine powered generators, very rewarding and the starting pay was $28.00 per hour. Did that for a few years and then needed more of a challenge.

Ended up finding another job working with Dresser-Rand and made a few more dollars per hour. Now I work for a petro-chemical company in Nigeria making really good money. 3 months on 1 month off, I work 9 months out of the year making 3 times the money I used to make.

Don't limit your future employment to just the aviation industry, after all, the bottom line is; It's all about the money!

Answer 2

Aircraft mechanic is NOT a good trade to get into. I strongly advise you to choose another field of interest. Unfortunately, aviation is made up of evil people who will lie to you and steal from you and go back on promises they made to you in writing. I hate to say it but that is really the way it is. Please, for your own good, find something else to do. Make lots of money in some other career and then if you still really want to be involved in aviation in some way, then get your pilot's license and hang out with your fellow fliers at the local airport. That's the way to do it. Someone said the military is a way to get training. The military does NOT get you an FAA license. The military does NOT train you to become an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic. The military requires at LEAST a four year committment and at the end you still won't have your FAA license to work on aircraft. Civilian mechanic training only takes two years...or less. And finally, military training is INFERIOR to civilian training. Most of your training in the military is called OJT, for "On the Job Training". In other words, they throw you out on the flight line with a senior mechanic and you learn by doing. Not the best way to learn. The military is VERY unprofessional. They are all stuck in doing things a traditional way they have always done them. The military is a big mess. Don't even think about going in the military. I did and I regret it. For instance, the civilian airliner I work on flies about 10 or 11 hours EVERY day. The B-52 I used to work on in the Air Force was lucky if it flew that much in a week's time. THATs the difference between military flying and civilian flying. On the civilian side we are SERIOUS about flying. On the military side they only do it for proficiency training and for combat operations.

Answer 3

I got into this when I was 30. Its been 3 1/2 years and I have a crew of 10 guys working for me. I live in Calgary Alberta and I estimate that our airport is at least 100 mechs short (includes Avionics and structures.) Its the time to get in! The US govt is in the process of passing a bill to get more people into the industry because of the lack of intrest. If your concerened about wages well don't worry they are climbing as well, some places are even giving out signing bonuses!

Answer 4

yes. It's very difficult to find your first job after you get your license. I wound up contracting for my first job. That's what I reccommend. It pays very well, you usually get per diem pay, plus contract companies are usually pretty good about placing whoever wants placed. When you get to your first job, if you want the best experience, don't tell them it's your first aviation job. Try to work with a seaoned vet as much as possible.

Answer 5

Hi Jon, first of all, age means nothing today when it comes time for employment! experience, that's your ticket to your goal. you all ready seem to have a goal in aviation. figure out just where in aviation you want to be and, direct all your learning that way. age means nothing. experience, and some O.J.T training is in your best interest. hope this helps you, good luck. trackerjim

Answer 6

Once you actually have your airframe and power plant license you should have no trouble getting a very well paying job.

Answer 7

yes it is