Aviation Enthusiasts
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Aviation Enthusiasts
Hey everyone, Im taking my general oral and practical test tomorrow to get my aircraft mechanic licenses. Im taking my powerplant test on friday. Anyone else on here involved with aviation for a living? Im really hoping after I get settled down with an aircraft mechanic career to get my private pilots license and build my own plane one day. The plane I want to build is a Mustang II. Website for them is www.mustangaero.com. They are located in Troy Michigan about 50 minutes from where I live. I've been there before too, they have a really nice place where they make the kits for you to build your own plane. Anyone else have their own plane? Fred
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Congrats on enduring the process of getting your A/P. I've had mine, and have been using it professionally, for nearly 30 years. One bit of advice...always do the right thing, then double-check it. Never take shortcuts and never compromise. Your integrity is critical in every application you exercise as an A/P.
And keep learning!! Not just the new digital technologies, but also the old ways; the basic physics of flight and the materials used in aviation.
And the same goes for flying, it is unforgiving in punishing the careless and reckless, but can also be sheer beauty when it's just you at the controls.
Good luck on your endeavor!
And keep learning!! Not just the new digital technologies, but also the old ways; the basic physics of flight and the materials used in aviation.
And the same goes for flying, it is unforgiving in punishing the careless and reckless, but can also be sheer beauty when it's just you at the controls.
Good luck on your endeavor!
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Originally Posted by 1982fordf100
Anyone else on here involved with aviation for a living?
My unit is an aviation unit. Not a fixed wing though, the CH-47. I dont deal with the choppers, I'm a light wheeled vehicle mechanic (Humvees, 2 1/2, and 5 ton trucks), but I do get to spend a lot of time around them and the pilots/crews.
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I hope your test went well. Currently, I'm not aware of anyone who owns their own plane here although I'm sure there are a couple. We do have some commerical pilots though and several GA pilots, myself included.
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I worked on the C-130A when I was in the Air Force.
I worked on 25 of the first C-5A,s at Lockheed in Ga. Also worked at a small north Ga private airport for a while.
I did take the written test for the A/P license but didn't take the practical.
I have been out of the acraft industry since 72. Sometimes I miss it but not in the freezing rain and snow at midnight.
I think it is a good field but I didn't want to move every time the Gvt wanted to cut back on spending.
Maby a big airport like Atlanta would be ok.
Congrats.
I worked on 25 of the first C-5A,s at Lockheed in Ga. Also worked at a small north Ga private airport for a while.
I did take the written test for the A/P license but didn't take the practical.
I have been out of the acraft industry since 72. Sometimes I miss it but not in the freezing rain and snow at midnight.
I think it is a good field but I didn't want to move every time the Gvt wanted to cut back on spending.
Maby a big airport like Atlanta would be ok.
Congrats.
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From: Southern MD
I was in aviation for many years. Was an instructor to build time, then a corporate pilot for a few years. I've owned several planes, and built 3 homebuilts. I have some rotor time and jet time, but never got rated. I had my A&P time signed off, but never took the tests for the license.
Heres one of my homebuilts I designed and built...
Heres one of my homebuilts I designed and built...
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I got my commercial pilot's license back in '91. Flew crop dusters in Arkansas up until '94 when the guy I was flying for sold his business. I got into law enforcement and didnt fly much up to spring of 2000. I started flying cropdusters again in the summer, and pipeline patrol in the winter months. Started out crop dusting in a Piper Pawnee 235 hutch wing, then moved up to a 600 Ag Cat, and 401 Air Tractor. I presently fly a PT-6 powered 402 Air Tractor, and a Cessna Skylane on my pipeline patrol route.
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