I did it for somthing to fall back on... REMEMBER... pay scale ain't really that great for a A&P mechanic either. Mesa starts you around $14 somthing I believe and Horizon is paying around $15.50 if you get your a&p work at a company like Northrop, Raytheon, Landmark avaition etc... don't work line they pay crap! I think Fed-Ex has one of the highest starting pays.

You can get your A&P and try somthing like Embry-Riddle Worldwide. That's what I'm doing. They are crediting me like 30 Units+ for my bachelors degree in Aviation Maintenance Management.

-Peter