to get a licence you have to: be 18 have 4 years expereince in maintenance (you won't receive any time credit if you do ICS, where college guys get 1.5 years off for going to school) have completed basic training fill up a maintenance log book write the TC exams see this link: http://www.tc.gc.ca/Ci...

it would be hard without college(it's hard enough with college) and you could forget about a big place like A.C. but if you are willing to work in general aviation for a start you can do it with ICS. a lot of bush operators have a lifetime apprentice or two on the floor who never went to college or ...

can an M licence AME sign off an e.l.t. and do an annual inspection/re certification after a battery replacement and an operational check, or do e.l.t.'s have to go to an avionics shop or a AMO that specializes in something like that? i read AWM 571 appendix G, and AWM 551.104 but i still can't tell...

you may not need to have those credits if you can get in as a 'mature student'. i had graduated high school without those credits and still got in because i had not been in high school for three years. i remember i had to take a very general math/science test as a pre requisite for admission, but th...

does anyone know of any civilian maintenance goings on at the trenton air base?
any companies doing contract work on either civillian or millitary equipment?

an HSI will have 'reverse sensing capabilities' and will allow a back course to be flown normally.

why is it not recommended to run manifold pressure on top of r.p.m. in a naturally aspirated piston engine? (for now just ignore super/turbocharged engines where higher m.p. is run regularly) the numbers seem fairly arbitrary, eg. what does 25" hg have to do with 2500 rpm, etc. other than the number...

here is a funny insurance story from last summer. boss wants to get a guy insured badly. insurance says no no no no no! boss curses insurance company up and down, they finally reach a comprimise. a week or so later newly insured driver rips float open and they have to put in an insurance claim. plan...

check pm's, zero 2.

are you talking about the working for the lodge? the air service and the lodges are seperate entities now and the wheel stuff still goes by 'bolton air'
and consists of navajos. if you want to know about flying floats for the lodge you can pm me.

pm'd ya, homie