DashX: A very interesting post!! I had to give this one some thought before repling, and trust me, it is the more distrubing, though provoking post I've readi in a while!! :P :P Please see my comments below!! Niss: The ICS course will give you basic training. As an apprentice you will need 4 years ...

SeptRepair wrote:Dont forget jaded.

Well, Yeah! You say that like its a bad thing!!

mmartin: recognigtion of the AME as an approved apprenticeship is done at the provincial level, I BELIEVE! And i stand to be corrected. In Alberta, AME apprenticeship is a recogized apprenticeship. Here, (Alberta0 apprentices can realize the full benefits of the tax system, as can AME's. I was doing...

The above reference ( in the previous post) referencing WNA's attempt to obtain the services of an expereinced AME is NOT meant as a reflection of the company nor the company's compensation package for their employees, their working conditions/benefits nor any other condition positive nor negative w...

Well I did ask for thoughts and advice, I guess this is where I use my poster prerogative to pick and choose who's to listen to. Thanks all. Yes 100% hit the nail on the head!! OOPS, sorry in pie let it speak, 'Nailed the Numbers"!! Do bear in mind Nis;. Opinions are like sphincter musceles - every...

O_S : I normally wouldn't respond to your post. After having read your previous posts, I can only assume based upon what you have previously posted, your short time in the aviation business and the fact that you own an aircraftm in it's self makes you a de facto expert in aiviation maintenance. I'm...

tca: He didn't say he wanted to HELP the AME, he said he wanted to get licensed and do his own maintenance! Go back and read his post. Another feckin driver condoning the job thieving of AME jobs by other drivers! And trucks and cars are completely different from aircraft. Next time you go to your ...

tca: He didn't say he wanted to HELP the AME, he said he wanted to get licensed and do his own maintenance! Go back and read his post. Another feckin driver condoning the job thieving of AME jobs by other drivers! And trucks and cars are completely different from aircraft. Next time you go to your n...

Here ya go folks. You'd think after all the discussions on here that a driver would be reluctant to make a statement like that on this site!! geez, ya just gotta wonder about the audacity of drivers!! You really believe he only wants to be ä "mechanic just for himself"? You believe that and I have s...

The PRM is not DOING the maintenance. He is the one who is assigned (delegated) the duty of ensuring that the maintenance is accomplished in time and as per the MPD or Chapter 5 of the MM. Here's a prime example of why a driver shouldn't be responsible for maintenance! The maintenanc is NOT only car...

awareness, if you are willing to re-locate you will find work. If you stuck on an area it won't be easy. Gloomy images do mainly come from the large airline folk. The smaller operations folk tend to be happier. but once you get into the Westjets and Air Canada type operations you find unhappy peopl...

Planefixer and Pat Richard going direct is an Idea but thats where it ends. here's just a few reason's why : Mikey, Mikey-that's NOT entirely true! But Understanding that you are attempting to secure your job security I understand your statements, despite my perception that they maybe a be askewed ...

AME 283: As far as AMEs in general are concerned, the obsession is gone, replaced by the realization that we have been dry fornicated for eons! The obsession has been replaced by the realization that there is no future for AMEs; only years of unappreciated, non-respected, under compensated and overw...

Boy, did i step onto a land mine with that post!! lol However, i did help stimulate the thread. My primary field is AME, secondary is pilot. I understand the shortcomings of both professions and the general psychological make-up of both pilots and engineers. Great posts !!! CA: I beg to differ! I d...

IF you are running the aircraft on th Cesscom maintenance program, and you're having the maintenance done by Cessna and/or an approved FAA repair Station - you're good to go.

Its okay to bash the employees and the industry BUT it does come time , on occasion , to look at ourselves and clean up our own act before we point the finger at anyone else. I stand to be corrected here, CA; BUT I haven't seen / read anywhere in this thread that any poster has bashed the employees...

WNA; Thanks for your reply, appreciated! Nope, I'm no longer pissed. I'n vindictive though!! :roll: The industry statndard you quoted is what I would consider the "normal"starting salary for a licensed and highly experienced engineer, topping out around 120K. And I do believe that the starting salar...

I must apologize for my ‘tin basher’ slang; when what I meant to say was B licensed (now Structures licensed) engineer. Personally, I don't take offense from anybody calling me a tin basher, metal masher or whatever. If I did I wouldn't be calling drivers drivers!!LOl Can't speak for other though! ...

cat; here's one of my favorite snags, recieved froma citation med evac driver at 01:30 AM. i tried contacting him for further info, but despite several phone messages he didn't call me back for clarifications, So... Snag: Auto pilot altitude hold ape shit! My fix; - One bottle of spray nine, and two...

Sept Repair;

Thanks, I wish more engineers got it!! Life in this business would be a lot better if people wren't so narrow minded / visioned!!

I do believe çat driver's last post stated clearly and most emphaticly my view, overall, on driver PRMs!

I have seen that ad by Wilderness Air. And I too, didn't bother applying. for background purposes, i have an M1, M2 and centuries experience as a B licensesed (now Strucures licensed) engineer. Endorsed and licensed on Transport category fixed wing and helicopters and years of experience working on ...

Vickers vanguard wrote:you would need a real ENGINEER to answer that question.....

624: Bah Humbug!! I getting tired of cleaning soot, slush, snow, ice, cookie crumbs, milk and reindeer crap off the floor!! :lol: Here's how I dance around this stupid Car. 1) I set up my AMO 2) I set up a consulting company separte fronm the AMO 3) I set up a propritorship. All three have different...

Here is a scenerio, There is an amo on the field run by one ame. There's not an another ame around for 100 miles.There is an operator with one or two small aircraft. So what's the operator supposed to do? Hire a full time ame to be his prm? Wow, you're a driver aren't ya!! ...blah,blah, blah I don'...

Obviously Mr Bullet has an axe to grind. I think allowing a PRM to be a non-AME position is more for the small operator, operating small, fairly simple aircraft. Once you start getting into twins and/or turbines or multiple aircraft, it'd be best for everyone for the PRM to be an AME. I know of a P...