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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 01:50:50 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

   • 🎄 Rick 🎄
   • Doc
   • synapsid

   @d0c40r0 @synapsid @PraxisOfEvil That’s the pilot side, I just watched an A&P get $2,000 to drive out and change a Bonanza’s battery last week. Given the dire AMT pipeline they’re REALLY starting to court the young’uns and the pot is only getting sweeter.

   I can’t tell you guys how much a hard-charger counts for things. Everyone wants to hire the theoretical guy who will “WORK”, and despite all the boomerism that surrounds it things hold true. We just hired this guy kicking ass and I’m already having other companies ask if we’re willing to part with him.

   An employee who can just get shit done is good. A kid showing up with some kind of background in building and fixing things has a better shot at getting a min-wage “apprentice” job than any other industry, but he’ll have to do some hangar walkin’ for a bit. You start out doing the oil changes, balancing the carbs (v. profitable for schools w/ LSA’s), and replacing cowlings, a year later you’re moving on up.

   Flying side is diff. Still need money, but all the best pilots I know do both anyways, at our last meeting I was one of 2 guys in the dept that doesn’t have any maint. cert

   • Doc (d0c40r0@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 01:56:12 JST Doc

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     either a shop or proper school, spend your first bit ferrying wrenches around and being asked to find the prop wash, then after that you get more and more responsibility, get up into the $30 an hour range, and then if you get good and stick with it (as well as get a reputation with the expensive stuff) you're making 6 figures at a fairly young age
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   • Rayfield (rayfield@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 02:00:33 JST Rayfield

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     @d0c40r0 @WashedOutGundamPilot @synapsid @PraxisOfEvil >being asked to find the prop wash
     We used to ask the new guys to go to the store and get 25 feet of waterline :0150:
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