Thanks for making my point. When bullshit is called on opinion, this is what remains with regards to justification to getting into this industry. Bluster.Being an AME is much cooler than an auto mechanic or a desk/computer jockey or workin at McD's or the oil patch(yuck).
Good luck to you and if it doesn't work out, I'll have the royale with cheese!
As for me whining, whatever. The ONLY reason I respond to any of this is because of the bullshit some of you hypocrites have a penchant for spreading around. Tell the complete F*%#ing truth when asked, not backtracking after someone calls you out. That's my reason for "whining", it's balancing the gaga bullshit some of you consistently try to spread. I come off looking like the miserable(really dont care) one because Im always filling in the blanks the mouthfoamers conveniently leave out. Look at this thread, and some of the responses after my initial one, dare I see some admission that all is not fantastic being an AME???
That's my point, you have to call BS, or you'd never hear it otherwise.
roncoldlake's response is a great example to a concise, intelligent, balanced response. The "cooler" response is a joke. My responses tend to be inflammatory because Im generally pissed at the idiocy Im responding to.
To anybody considering this field, DO YOUR RESEARCH thoroughly. Consider if spending about $20g in tuition, $10g+ plus in tools, being away from home/in the bush/in a camp/working weekends/nights/holidays/having a large burden of liability/having not great odds of a personal/social life, etc, for an average of when licensed of about $55g a/year is an attractive future.
Do a comparison to other fields and see how aviation compares, and draw your own conclusion
Finally, tellyourkids's point about hypocrites, yeah, the industry is ripe with them, and so is this thread. I also know who 2 of these posters are, and one is completely of the opposite opinion when spoken to in person. Not so the case on this forum, so I don't know what their angle is.
MjrPainless, there is more info here, but you really should get around the southside at yvr, and ask around. Being that you are considering avionics, you might receive a better response, but from what I know personally, the prospects are not great in general.
Just do some research, pros & cons, make a choice.
Remember, you will never get laid telling someone(even yourself) your cool because you fix airplanes, and Im sure you will not end up flipping burgers(twat) if you decide on a different path.
Good luck
Pat
Some serious drugs at work or clinically delusional. Have you actually attained any of this or is this a pipe dream right up there with when you plan on winning LottoMax???If you don't mind working up north, you can make upwards of a 100k after a few years, find yourself a nice local girl, settle down and retire to the bahamas early, only to go back to work a year and a half later because life is too good and you have nothing to complain about anymore. Good luck to you on your journey.
Another fact conveniently left out....."find yourself a nice local girl" - Great idea, but assuming a guy has any sort of standards at all the pickings can be pretty slim