Originally Posted by
block30
I had a chance to talk to our MX personnel for a bit recently (regional mechanics). Sounds like they are being worked extra hard due to staffing. Lots of mechanics have left, and according to the mechs I talked to, finding A&P applicants is hard. They also said many A&P schools have closed. They cited high training costs and low pay as reasons for this. All of this sounds like the problems we seeing in the pilot world.
Anybody notice similar problems?
Being a pilot in civilian life, I tune into pilot and FA issues more than our maintenance folks. I do MX for the Guard, but I'm not an A&P and don't know of many A&Ps personally.
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Many community colleges offer the Aviation Maintenance Technician program, I am a product of one of them. If people are having problems locating one where he or she lives than moving is the answer. Yes a shortage of mechanics because other industries such as ship building, automobiles, trucking, railroad, utility companies, and a host of other industries love A&P's as well. They also pay much better than most aviation maintenance jobs as well as being johnny on the spot recruiters!