Hi,Folks
Once upon a time,I worked in Texas,in a company that overhauled industrial turbines.Because one element of the process was also used on aero-engine fan blades, the factory was an FAA repair station.The company required every mech on the shop floor to possess an A&P.Virtually all of them were ex-Navy/Marines.They had all recieved their tickets after leaving the Military by going to an A&P school,which assessed their Military qualifications and experience and increased or reduced the training accordingly.I think the absolute minimum was six weeks.The GI Bill paid for it all.
A few had worked in regular civil aviation but gave up for an indoor job.Two of them left to go to work for Disneyland,who had set the A&P as the minimum requirement to get a job.Putting hydraulic fluid up Mickey Mouse's rear end paid more than overhauling million-dollar turbines.
By and by, the companies that service/install/overhaul industrial turbines are always on the look for bodies,especially electrical/electronic coneheads.The pay isn't bad,but you have to be prepared to travel and work in dubious places.Plenty of aero engines are used in ground installations,such as the Trent core,the old RR Avon,the PT-6 series and lots of the older American engines(Orenda J-47).
regards
TDD
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