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Welcome to the inspirational, informational, and transparent aviation careers podcast. Today discuss the civilian route to becoming an aviation maintenance technician. We have a special guest Dean Showalter, aviation maintenance technician, and podcaster, to help us understand the life of a civilian aviation mechanic. But first a few announcements.
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Today I have with me Dean Showalter to help us understand the life of a civilian airplane mechanic and how to become an aviation maintenance technician. Welcome to the show Dean.
In This Episode We Discuss:
- What is an Aviation Maintenance Technician?
- Airframe and Powerplant Ratings.
- What is it like to be a mechanic?
- The many jobs of an AMT.
- Three ways to gain the experience required.
- Pay and benefits.
- Airlines vs Private Aircraft jobs.
- Why you should consider becoming an AMT.
Links Mentioned in This Podcast:
http://airplaneownermaintenance.com
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