Avionics Technicians

[DeRocco21]

i do this in the air force where do i go to school for this?

[panzerrtank]

@DeRocco21 If you havent gone to school for this yet then you obviously dont do this in the Air Force... I'm leaving for the Marines in September and after boot I head to Pensacola Florida to learn and train with both senior Marine corps and Navy avionics techs. Course length is gonna be about 20 weeks long for me, but I'm not sure where or how long flyboys go for.

[DeRocco21]

@panzerrtank what i ment was where do i go to school in the civilian world for this stuff. cause i work on avionics that are not on civilian air planes

[chrismerk420]

@DeRocco21 there are colleges that offer avionics courses... military is excellent place to get started. I was in the air force. The technology is is so wide in variety from system design and age of the technology... lots of old school avionics out there. The concept stays the same though... nothing beats getting under the wing of the older guys and getting on the job training and cracking the books open constantly.... you never stop learning in this job.

[rekhraj7]

i'm starting my avionics maintenance course this sunday :)

[MsTommyknocker]

I'm in training as an aviation technician, and I wouldn't mind knowing my monthly salary, when I get that far

[5IrFaN5]

@MsTommyknocker me too :)

[MrUltraTJ]

one of my dream jobs, only second after being a pilot... too bad it wasn't meant to be :(

[faizm99]

hey my ame coll is startin from monday.

[xXwhygodwhyXx]

Im starting National avionics academy in Florida at September 1 im already enrolled. Its gona take 21 months of training, my school hours are from 4pm to 11pm and once im done. Im gona try to get into pemco.

[rudizzeblud]

Ive just applyed for a job as an avionics aircraft technician with the Royal Air Force :) wish me luck XD

[SluttyYutty]

I was wondering what the average age of people getting just getting their AME license is. I will be 22 when I begin my course, Is that too a little too late to get into this field?

[brainfreak272]

I'm going to a polytechnic and might be getting by AML at 21.... Whats your AML with? with CAA?

[SluttyYutty]

ya its covered with caa

[brainfreak272]

which country? Canada?

[SluttyYutty]

Ya, I know if I get my AME "E" class here its good in the states and Australia I don't know about other places yet.

[daLew03]

i hope not im 33--maybe i should move to something else. why what did you hear?

[SluttyYutty]

Actually I`ve been hearing from guys in the industry that they prefer mature apprentices over ones that went from high school to college and into the field.

It`s helpful if you join a aviation forum, you`ll find a lot of useful info. You`ll also hear plenty of the downsides to the industry.

I`ve been told by a few AME`s that they started anywhere from a range of different ages. There`s been a topic recently about a 42 year old looking to get in.

If you in Canada look up AVCANDA in google

[daLew03]

thanks alot sluttyYutty...your the best! thx again for responding...good info

[Salvus967]

cool, i am just starting out a career in this field!

[sean2374]

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[nazzed33]

Me too an avionic technician. last nite we replaced a 6 ft harness tat run from the eec to the Aoc valve, my wrist hurt so bad and my fingers oh.man! damn clamps!

[380AMS]

Hello edlitz36 U.S. Navy,

Thanks for this post. Yes, avionics is a challenging and wonderful career. My time in the USAF helped me greatly and far beyond it.

Actually a new enlistee in the USAF read these posts and was encouraged by our information. He is now in USAF basic training with a career path of Air Force Avionics.

Thanks for serving in the NAVY, my dad was U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WWII. He served on a LST.

Keep in touch. Thanks.

380AMS

[380AMS]

I was a USAF Avionics Technician years ago in SAC on B-52, KC-135 and FB-111A radar, nav and other mission critical electronics systems. It was a career experience of a lifetime. Consider it for a civilian or military aircraft career!

[edlitz36]

I am an avionics technician in the USN currently. Stationed at VFA-125 and work on F/A-18 Hornets (legacy). We only do organizational level maintenance (remove and replace modules). We don't actually "repair" these systems, aircraft intermediate maintence dept (AIMD) does that. My job skills as a Navy AT really don't transfer to a civilian job. You're lucky that you actually got to work on the KC-135, it's closer to an airliner than the Hornet.