Hmmmm
Very interesting reading this thread..... I am currently in the RAF, and having had about 9 years of experience I am looking at doing my B1 licence, as I have done airframe and propulsion training throughout my career. I know it's a decision that is hard to call, but I keep wondering if it is actually worth my while going to all the trouble and expense of gettting EASA / JAR 66 / B1 Qualified, or just go and do a domestic/ industrial elecrics course or plumbing etc?
It grinds me that If I choose to go into a non aviation job then I have effectevly wasted 9 years of experience, but looking and talking to LAE's the picture they paint is pretty grim
, everyone says contracting is the way to go but it offers little in the way of job security and benefits..
I would love to stay within the aviation industry as aircraft have been a major interest in my life, but everything is pointing in the direction of getting a decent trade in the construction/ property service industry and taking the £££ which seem to be a lot higher for a relativly unskilled job compared to the enormous amounts of training you have to go through to be let near an aircraft
What do you guys recon? Is it a worthwhile investment me going for B1 if I want to stay in the uk, preferably the Midlands area?