How to Make Airplanes Fly: The Guide to Becoming a Certificated Jet Mechanic

If you go to the website FlightAware, or similar site, and click "all" you'll see the position, type and direction of every aircraft in the air over the United States in real time. There will be hundreds, if not thousands, of aircraft flying everywhere 24/7. If you weren't aware of how big the airline business is and how many aircraft they have, you will after looking at this site. Every one of those aircraft requires scheduled maintenance and certified technicians standing by at the airports they serve to make sure every airplane is ready to do what they do. And everything done to those airplanes has to be signed off by a person who holds the FAA's Airframe and Powerplant Certificates. If the words "Airframe" and "Powerplant" seem somewhat scary and industrial please don't be put off by them. In fact, as you'll learn, the FAA has actually changed the job title to "Certificated Aircraft Technician." But as the book clearly explains, they are both, A&P or Certificated Aircraft Technician, the same exact thing. You don't have to know how to fly, or have been in the military or have an aviation backround at all. In fact, most didn't. All you need is a high school education, or equivalent, be able to read and understand English and a desire to commit two or less years to have a lifetime career doing something you like and make a lot of money doing it. Today's airline fleets are growing faster than at any time in history. They will soon outstrip the number of qualified A&P's, or Certified Aircraft Technicians, available to take care of them. This book also provides the direct website addresses and contact information for the over 150 FAA certified Airframe and Powerplant schools, Community Colleges and Universities across the USA that offer the FAA certified curriculum. You'll get an idea of how, unlike a car, airplanes are kept in fully operational condition by A&P's over the airplane's twenty and even thirty year lifetime. Currently the "next big thing" for the aircraft industry is hybrid airplanes. Uber, Amazon and other tech based companies are spearheading the effort to take aviation to the next level with totally new thinking and ideas. Those who choose to become A&P's will be able to decide if that's something they want to get into the ground floor of. Because when any aircraft goes from experimental and put into service it require's A&P's to take care of it no matter if it's electric, piston or jet turbine or a combination. You'll get in the aviation world as a respected member of a critical group of people. You can build on it to management or use the education benefits most airlines provide to become a degreed aerospace engineer with a solid hands on backround. Look, there's a lot of opportunities out there for young people that many just don't know about. Take an hour to read this book about one of the best jobs out there that you've never heard of. It's something that most anyone can do and succeed at