Not cost effective to just be your own A&P. Best to do it by gaining real world experience and then go write the tests. But you will not get rich.....
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One advantage--as an A&P you will form a much closer relationship with the FAA. Bwaa Haa Ha Ha Ha! And you still pay an IA for your annuals.
But after 3 years you could qualify for the IA!
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I would think you’d need one big time- do you get someone else to sign off all your 337’s?had my A&P since 1991.... never found much need to get the IA for the type work I do, off airport...((re)-builds)
do you get someone else to sign off all your 337’s?
Not a big deal to get your IA if needed. I like the idea of a second set of eyes on work though! There’s an A&P in our glider club that I have look at some of my work particularly when I work on flight controls.yes... and he trained/oversaw me before I even had an A&P.. so no big deal...
Same for me, worked on planes under supervision since early '70s, Went to Embry Riddle in 79, came out top of class with A&P late 82. Started my restoration business in 85 and always had IA's wanting to hang around. I always like to have the second set of eyes and hands and they were there for me.had my A&P since 1991.... never found much need to get the IA for the type work I do, off airport...((re)-builds)
Hello all, I have a few questions. Does anyone know of colleges to complete a license going part time? Has anyone done an apprenticeship? Being yourown a&p, has it actually helped financially with maintenance cost or does it offset very little? Thanks!
Went to Embry Riddle in 79, came out top of class with A&P late 82. Started my restoration business in 85
Thanks for the input i appreciate it. How do part time mechanics keep their currency or like you said.. 8 hours of continuing education, or so many annual inspections per year?
What draws the line between the cost of owning as to renting? Or is it always cheaper to own, even just a taylorcraft or stinson?
I had a friend who did this long ago. He went nights to the Academy of Aeronautics next to LaGuardia airport in New York for several years to get his A&P. Not to make or save money, but because he wanted to. He did this because he loved to work on airplanes. Actually he loved it so much that he drove three hours each way from where he lived just to be at the airport every weekend. He later also earned his IA which he used primarily for himself but also helped friends. He was a pharmacologist running a laboratory in real life.Hello all, I have a few questions. Does anyone know of colleges to complete a license going part time? Has anyone done an apprenticeship? Being your own a&p, has it actually helped financially with maintenance cost or does it offset very little? Thanks!
One thing to consider here is the FAA proposal to allow an increased level of owner maintenance paralleling how Canada is working with aircraft owners to reduce costs. It is going to take some time for this regulation to change but it will be less time and expense than getting an A&P for personal use.
This may sound harsh, but if the cost of maintaining your airplane is to much, maybe you shouldn’t own an airplane. Find an IA that knows your type airplane, then work with him/her during your inspections.
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Not true Charlie. The original builder of an EAB homebuilt is eligible for a repairman's certificate for that airplane, which allows him to perform the condition inspections on that airplane only. The second and subsequent owners will need the A&P.To The OP, your path would be easier to assemble an Experimental aircraft which allows you to do your own maintenance which still will require an A&P for the yearly Condition report.
And that has to be done for all of us that are A&P now. We can not annual our own planes and never could nor will be able to in the future.
To The OP, your path would be easier to assemble an Experimental aircraft which allows you to do your own maintenance which still will require an A&P for the yearly Condition report.
An A&P cannot perform an annual inspection on a Certified aircraft. This thread is about a person who wants to achieve acquiring his A&P, NOT an IA.
My comment stands as an A&P, “we can not annual our own planes”.
This may sound harsh, but if the cost of maintaining your airplane is to much, maybe you shouldn’t own an airplane.