Originally Posted by
Duksrule
Then if you add to the Pilot with A&P list and throw in SECRET security clearance of above and a willingness to be away from home for a few months at a time, I would think the pool is even more shallow. Then again they must be finding these guys somewhere.
There's more than a few of us out there. It hasn't seemed to help me make the next move!
At one operator I worked with, over half the pilots were A&P's, and half the mechs were pilots. It was part of the culture up north, and if you didn't know how to do some basic tasks, you were going to be a liability at some point. That being said, I think it took me over 10 years of flying before I made more as a pilot then I did as a mechanic. As a mechanic, I was home every night. Guess each of us has to find our own path. I had trouble walking into the same shop every day, year after year. I am much 'happier' flying.
BTW, if you should need an ATP/CFII/A&P/IA/Wilderness Medic with radial float time, drop me a line!
Good luck to all,
Ronin