Go and have a look round Airmech.co.uk lots of info there. I think that, these days, it's something you have REALLY got to want to do, as it's a long road to follow. saying that I am not short of my 34th year as an active engineer and don't regret much, it's a good, rewarding life. [I mean that in the job satisfacton, not the remunative sense], although at the end of my career I can't complain there either.