a bit of advice..

[cessnasey]

from you engineers would be very apreciated!

well i am 25 years old and am currently training for my PPL. iv always had an obsession with aviation (yes obsession!) and always wanted to be an engineer but having been a bum in school (wish id listen to daddy right! he did say "study son, youll regret it") anyhow, i took the buissness route wich hasnt turned out bad but my true ambition and dream of being a aircraft engineers has never stopped haunting me.

if it is possible for me to persue this dream now.. i will. at 25 have i missed the boat? what do i require and is there any info you guys can give me on were and how to start? financialy i am stable but really want the change of career. what are my options?

any help/advice would be very apreciated. i wait for youre responses.

thanks for any input

[doncas]

Late entry to engineering

Hi there,

I started an apprenticeship with a large airline at the age of 22. I attended university for 3 years but decided to leave to pursue a career in aviation.

The first few years are tough from a salary point of view, but at least you're getting paid for your training!

Provided you pass all exams (EASA PART 66) within your training period (approx 4 - 5 years) you should come out with a B1 / B2 Licence depending on which way you lean (Mechanical or Avionic respectively)

If you have a serious interest in aviation and wish to become a part of it, this is one of the best ways to get into it! It is not unknown for engineers to progress to take a PPL course, followed by their ATPL and MCC while still working as an engineer.

Any more questions, send me a PM...

CD

[NutLoose]

Originally Posted by cessnasey

from you engineers would be very apreciated!

well i am 25 years old and am currently training for my PPL. iv always had an obsession with aviation (yes obsession!) and always wanted to be an engineer but having been a bum in school (wish id listen to daddy right! he did say "study son, youll regret it") anyhow, i took the buissness route wich hasnt turned out bad but my true ambition and dream of being a flight engineers has never stopped haunting me.

if it is possible for me to persue this dream now.. i will. at 25 have i missed the boat? what do i require and is there any info you guys can give me on were and how to start? financialy i am stable but really want the change of career. what are my options?

any help/advice would be very apreciated. i wait for youre responses.

thanks for any input

Flight Engineers are a bit of a rarity these days......... one person i know was an Engineer ( Licenced ) applied took a few weeks cours and was excepted on tristars or dc10 thingies by a company, they got rid of the fleet but offered to put him through his pilots training and now he is a first officer with him......... as for going as a flight eng, you will be pushed to find a position as i said, there aint many left.

[cessnasey]

i actualy ment aircraft engineer! the post has been edited, sorry for the mistake.

can anyone tell me does the fact that i dont have any previous qualifications (a levels, degree) set me far back from my goal?

again thanks.

[rafbloke]

Engineer training

What about the RAF? Good technical training, lots of hands on experience (unless you go eng officer) but not everyones cup of tea.

[Who 2]

http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?ca...77&pagetype=68

A good place to start for info on engineering licencing.