What are your daily jobs?

[159th_Falcon]

I'd love to work in aviation.

What's stopping you? There's countless jobs in the industry.

From Ramp Handler, to flight planning, to parts ordering, maintenance planning, company safety and quality inspector, engineering.

 

And countless more.

[Nealius]

The only question is what degrees/experience is needed. I would like to fly, but not for an airline.

[159th_Falcon]

The only question is what degrees/experience is needed. I would like to fly, but not for an airline.

 

How about bush pilot? Flying off-shore helicopters maybe?

Join a company flying small planes for pipeline inspections, aerial filming/photography.

Heli-logging

 

You will need an PPL at the very least though.

(personal piloting license)

 

Don't think you need a specific education to get an PPL, but the theory involved includes

high levels of physics, weather, aerodynamics, english, your native language, and math.

[Nealius]

I was thinking about heli flying for hospitals and such but figured ex-military pilots have a huge lead over everyone else. The lucky buggers get paid to get all their training and flight experience.

[Cowboy10uk]

I was thinking about heli flying for hospitals and such but figured ex-military pilots have a huge lead over everyone else. The lucky buggers get paid to get all their training and flight experience.

 

Well yes of course, they do. But it is achevable if thats what you want. I know of at least one lass, who paid for her own PPL, Built up hours by teaching and now flys Air Ambulances. Yes it takes time, but it is a dream you can achieve if you want it bad enough.

 

Cowboy10uk

[pyates2104]

Software Quality Assurance director for a software and services company. Was an aircraft electrical engineer in the RAF previously which explains my fascination with everything aeronautical.

[Togg]

Post-doc in X-ray spectrometry applied to thin films and nanoscale things with a fun device called a synchrotron.

Previously, Ph.D. on the LHC.

Edited April 17, 2013 by Togg

[tintifaxl]

I'm a software developer and design and implement enterprise application systems.

[MTFDarkEagle]

Student Mechatronical engineering with sidejob working in a DIY store. After engineering school I'm hoping to become an airline pilot.

[SFAL]

Looks like i have the most remote job to all of you :)

I make sure when you go home you feel at home and at ease :)

 

I also make doors books and maybe the italian riviera where they shouldnt be... on your wall :) in 2D

 

Have you guessed it yet? Faux Painter/Decorator

 

I only get to fly at home going on holidays and when the job needs me...

 

BTW is this some sort of self confession thread? All ready feeling better :)

Edited April 17, 2013 by SFAL

[NoJoe]

It's not that hard really, that is, if you work in aviation because you love it, instead of for the money.

 

This is so true ^. Flying in and of itself isn't really very "hard", once you get the hang of it. But it's the process of flight training that is difficult. It demands a lot of time and energy (and money), and it's easy to run out of patience and walk away from it if it's not something you love. That's what keeps most of us going when things get difficult.

 

And really, I do think nearly anyone can learn to fly if they're willing to put forth the time and effort. One part that is difficult for many people (myself included) is that throughout the process of flight training you have to face your own failures, accept them, and learn to overcome them. And all the while your instructor is there, painfully pointing out your mistakes. ;) It takes some perseverance (and love of flying) to be able to accept the constant criticism and evaluation, and continue forward.

 

But it's super rewarding when you do finally get through that gauntlet and earn a new pilot's licence or rating! It truly is a great accomplishment! :smartass:

 

Anyway, uh, yeah. :D

 

--NoJoe

[Nealius]

Money is always the #1 issue. There is never enough around to even contemplate starting flight training.

[redx_7]

Im in a dead end job - Mortuary Technician

[NRG-Vampire]

Im in a dead end job - Mortuary Technician

 

how ? by weapons ? :lol: sorry

[sobek]

Im in a dead end job - Mortuary Technician

 

Think positive, whatever happens, you'll always have a job. ;)

[Mike Busutil]

I am a flight instructor and R&D pilot for a surveillance program flying UAV's. I teach both military and civilians how to operate the aircraft and software to deploy in support of our guys on the ground.

[Yurgon]

I'm a freelance webprogrammer specialized in corporate media databases, but the job also includes part-time server/network administrator, customer and end-user support and fixing people's everyday computer problems. :)

[Rusty_M]

Money is always the #1 issue. There is never enough around to even contemplate starting flight training.

 

I feel your pain.

[Cookie]

I served in the army, and when it was about time to get out I was actually offered to be trained to be an attack helicopter pilot (you could list three favorite assignments when you joined up, and I put "helicopter pilot" on top of my list. Needless to say the entire list was ignored and they made me a grunt. Yay.). The type wasn´t clear yet, but in hindsight it probably would have been the Tiger.

 

The only drawback was that I would have had to sign up for an additional 12 years, and that was at a time when I was seriously sick and tired of all the BS that comes with army life. I was thinking about it long and hard, but in the end I decided to decline the offer and get out.

 

Back in the civilian life I studied rescue engineering and then went on to become a firefigher. Training was hard but worth it. Haven´t looked back ever since, best job in the world by far.

[Humvee28]

Job Trainee as a Mechanic, and this will be one of my Workplaces for Maintenance later :

 

[SFF_Vellu]

Hello!

 

I have flown IL-2 series more than 10 years but right now I had tested DCS series randomly.

CloD is very good simulator but the biggest mistakes is that nobody has not done real on line war to this simulator.

In a dog fight servers is very funny fly but it is quit boring without good target

http://sowcampaigns.no-ip.org/ClodStats/html/search.php

That's why I had tested DCS before 777 studio will launch the Battle of Stalingrad.

My daily job is the Maintenance Manager of Air Ports. Air Port's rescue service is also my responsible and I had been voluntary fire fighter more than thirty years.

Our squadrons website has few photos about my hobby: http://www.skyfellows.com/html/kuvia_22.html

http://www.skyfellows.com/html/kuvia_17.html

[MegOhm_SD]

Very interesting reading what you all do or have done. And I thought everyone was just a bunch of young kids.... J/K... I realize the avg. age of Flight Simmers.

 

I am not working today...I finally do not have to...

 

My career has been in Semiconductor manufacturing facilities engineering and management.

 

I was a UPW/IWS/Subfab abatement engineer with Intel Corp. Most recently was the Facilities Director at a corporate site with two FABs over O&M, EH&S, Site Services and Security.

 

Our main goal was to minimize factory downtime and provide top notch customer service.

 

I have flown small planes but never got my pilots license. I do feel I missed my calling, I always wanted to be a naval aviator. So now I am living that dream through flight sims. That is why I need the F18 with Carrier Ops so badly. I hope it comes before I am pushing up daises.

 

Ex-Navy, Viet-Nam Era Vet

Edited April 20, 2013 by MegOhm_SD

[Sierra99]

I'm a retired Air Force Boom Operator. I'm now a Firefighter / EMT in Northern California.

[Napa]

Freelance Graphics and Web designer here. I'm working as a night receptionist at a 5 stars Boutique Suites so I'm taking my macbook there and doing both jobs at the same time :music_whistling:

[Cookie]

I'm a retired Air Force Boom Operator. I'm now a Firefighter / EMT in Northern California.

Seems like our CVs would look quite alike. ;)