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Where are you working at I'll pin the comment

That's awesome! My employer started something similar as well!

Good luck man, dont forget to let us know how it goes.

Good luck!

Best of luck!

@@DavidGainesJr-vp1yp best of luck buddy! Keep us posted on your progress

what school did you go to? I’m in Ga

Lol, I noticed that when I was editing.

They are hungry for mechanics that's for sure

how much the job pay yearly?

@@Likmontana212 Around 70K or so but after taxes it’s probably closer to 50K.

Failure is just part of the journey. You got this

Good luck man you'll enjoy it.

Same boat. Started working at 18 now I’m 26 trying to go back. Unfortunately all the applications for fall classes have been filled out so I’d have to wait. Meanwhile I’m studying everything about aircraft mechanic and see what I’m looking forward to!

@@HumanBieng1I am 27 also on the waitlist! Are you in Oklahoma as well?

Tulsa tech by any chance?

We wish you luck.

Soon, school always feels like it takes forever, and somehow, it feels like it ends too quickly.

@@brycebuildsit Bryce, I think I want to get into working on turbine engines here in So Cal. Is that a worthwhile direction? I know I do not want to work third shift. I like working on cool machines and devices with my hands and tools.

Working turbines, you will more then likely be somewhere like standard aero or GE. The shop is air-conditioned, and they work day shifts. There are plenty benefits to working at a turbine overhaul facility

😎 good luck and enjoy the ride

@@brycebuildsitthanks buddy! Always enjoyed your videos and appreciate it so much!

Can u tell me the name of the college? ( am an international student so dont know much abt it)

@@Mess447 Florida State college. They have part 147 program international and local residents but I’m local resident here

​@SilkRoadFamily same here. I start in August there.

Facts

I hope you can. If not you can always get associates degree classes out of the way

How is class going? I am on the waitlist for the program where I live. Just a waiting game for me..

@beylinnunez2579 oh I start on Monday. Excited to get started. What state are you going to school in?

We love that. Good luck, man

Can u tell me the name of the college and some basic details , am an international student ( trying for jan 2025)

American is currently starting their mechanics at $35 an hour, and they top out at something like $80. I agree GA is a sham, and there is precisely no money in it. But most all my students who go to the major airlines are averaging over 125k in 2 to 5 years

@@brycebuildsit That's great if you can get a job at a major and make that money. That is terrific, but my point is most kids that graduate from an A and P school will never make more than $55,000 a year. Might be a good idea to get to know the people at the place where you want to work and let them get to know you, and what you're learning, and stay in touch with them, so when it comes time for hiring, you would have a better shot. The guys that I talked to didn't even suggest that I work for an airline. I'll tell you a funny story really quickly. I was going out in a 172RG to do some commercial work with a student, and when it came time to do the run up, I couldn't clear the engine. It was terrible, so we taxied back to the ramp. It was a great safety learning experience for my commercial student. I went in and I told my boss, and he got all huffy and went outside and played with that engine for a 1/2 an hour, and finally went into the hangar and got the lead mechanic....and an hour later, I learned that the mechanic had found 3 defective plug wires. Later, I found out that that man made less money than I did. Sad.

That’s absurd.

There is one in Cocoa. Not sure how far you are from there. Eastern Florida state college is public.

@@IamRayne1992 Ok thank you. I live in Orlando currently.

They will want you to have a good foundation of knowledge, which the program will have taught you. You can expect at least 8 to 12 weeks of training in classrooms before they will let you on the aircraft.

A&P license is just a license to learn. Right now AA is hiring candidates fresh out of school to only a couple years of experience!

Very, very true. Something I tell my students all the time

That's true. I know our district makes a big deal over residency, but to your point, there are plenty who don't care

Unfortunately, I'm hearing that limited seating is all to common.

Depends you can make a lot of money as an electrician. If aircraft maintenance is something you are passionate about, then it may be worth it. It's another 19 months of school, though. Also, you have to consider that starting you will probably only make 25 to 30 in aircraft maintenance. But you could be up to 40 to 50 in a few years. I know electricians are also getting paid good money right now.

Just the cost savings alone makes it worth it.

bro please contact me

@@thee_alchemist who me ?

@@thee_alchemist bro I go to San Bernardino valley community college bro the program is top notch and cheap 100% recommend over Spartan just saw your other comment on the other vid I was gonna go to Spartan too bro but if you don’t want to be in debt San Bernardino valley community college has top notch program even part time teachers who work at Spartan and sbvc say the program over here is better dude I don’t know if classes for fall are full but give it a try dude I registered in like 1 weeks and a half when I started first

@@thee_alchemist let me know if you need more help dude I’m here to help I even just passed my general exam dude it’s the same curriculum

Good luck

@@brycebuildsit thanks

national aviation academy they are in new zealand and in clear water fL

@@stickinshrdy would you recommend the school to a family member? do you know someone personally, who has attended the school? Thank you.

Just about everything. Boeing, standard Aero, St engineering. All of the major airlines and plenty of small 135 charters like Barry aviation.

Not proprietary they are just training aids for electricity. They have a bunch of different resistors so the students can quickly build series and parallel circuits and test the voltage drops and whatnot across each resistor.

Some schools offer night classes, but it will take a lot longer. I know a few people who got it with practical experience just working on the weekends

@@brycebuildsit I looked into it a while back at a cc in my area and they were a full time program. Would love a night school option. The 30 month apprenticeship option is not practical.

I'll have to ask my boss tomorrow

List your schooling as experience, I've had several students do that and get hired. There are plenty of places like ST Engineering that hire with 0 experience, but they also pay like 22 bucks an hour.

Never too old, in my opinion. Some of my students are in their late 30's some are in their 40's and just retired from the military. If it is something you are passionate about and want to pursue, then go for it, man.

I am also 29 BTW at least for a few more days

It's a lot of information in a very short time frame. That being said, you'll be out there and working with everyone else is still in school. A 12-month program is also going to focus much harder on just the test and not as much on career readiness

Review the acs and focus your efforts on what you missed. If there are any projects you are not sure on ask your instructors for a review on it before you go. And remember if you fail it's no big deal it just means the retest will be 10x easier

@@brycebuildsit would love to see a future playlist dedicated to common practical projects! :D Our class is in airframe, going through sheet metal rn and man, the formulas can be intense especially when there's diff formulas for the same calculations yet the answer can be off by a few decimal points to toooo many lolol.

We love to hear it, but I thought homelander could fly what do you need planes for

@evertongchery9326 pretty good actually, they do want you to have both and it's better if you are planning on finishing the A as well. But with just a P most engine shops will still be happy to have you

@@brycebuildsit yeah I do plan on getting my A but in the meantime when I get my powerplant I would love to be able to land a job, thank you for the response I really appreciate it

You should focus more heavily on what you missed, but they will still give you some questions from other sections.

@@brycebuildsit ok thanks! I’ll keep you posted on how it goes

I don't know much about them outside the ones in Texas. I don't hear a whole lot of negative about them, though.

@@brycebuildsit I live in nj so since u said u don’t hear a lot of negative plus from a family that don’t got too much money do u think that would be a good route and thank you a lot for ur response 🙏🏻

If you can, I would try to find a community college nearby that has a 147 program. You will save 15k easily that way. Private institutions can be very very expensive

@@brycebuildsit thank you for ur advice 🙏🏻

Hey! Also in Riverside and about to start at OCC in Costa Mesa. A friend of mine whose moving through an A&P program in Utah steered me away from Spartan. I'd look into Chaffey or OCC. They are also SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper that Spartan

I actually toured Spartan back in 2015!! They scared me away!! They wanted me to sign up for a loan the same day I toured! I ended up going to college for a different field but now going to a different school for aviation maintenance. Don’t go to Spartan

No, and I asked my boss more that spring is not full. it's just that everyone on the waiting list would fill it if everyone registered, which might not happen.

@@brycebuildsit is there a way to be in that waiting list ?

Yeah, that's really good. And 1st shift even better.

@@brycebuildsit I know, I heard 1st shift was difficult to get onto. But once I gain more experience (maybe 5-10) what pay should I expect? And would you recommend taking field trips if the company offers them? I currently don't have a family or anything else to attend to when I start.

I don't have a good guess, but Bell should already have their pay ranges pre determined, so they might have an answer if you ask. Also, YES take every single training opportunity you can not only is it a feather in the hat but you get a little mini vacation just for you.

There is no expiration on your certs of completion. It may be easier after 4 years to go to a crash course but you could wait 10 years and we have students who did and finally got their a&p

@@brycebuildsit thank you for the info I will reach out to my school and see if they have a crash course program

Ya caught me.

Where ya at in the geographical sense.

@@brycebuildsit India

The link is on my channel page and should also be at the bottom of the video of the description. It's basically just a private chat room/forum for the channel. It's not super active, but people have shared lots of incredible study resources