trvr815 wrote:You will not need any tools. They will all be provided. It's all big, aviation small.
Are you working on your airframe or PP?
Are you aviation or RR for the future? I ask because you will not use what you learn in A&P school on the RR. They train you and that's that.
I have completed general and I am about half way through Airframe right now. So far aviation is okay at best. I don't see myself doing it long term. I'm learning some interesting things in school, but it's not what I really want. I can forsee rail road life being much more fruitful in the long run. It seems like there is more stability in it. Everyone that I talk to in aviation says that the longest most people will spend at one job is about 6 years then it's time to move on. I'm kind of a homebody if you will. I mean I did spend 9 years on the army. I guess I don't like changing employers.
What is mechanic life like in the RR? Is it really 40 hour weeks like the postings that I have been reading or is there significantly more overtime involved? I can deal working with big stuff. I was a track vehicle mechanic for a while so it'll be interesting to work on something bigger.
Thanks