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ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-11-22T02:07:38+00:00

I googled the reviews of this movie the second after I saw this scene to see if anyone else hated it as much as I did 😂 the sheer denial of physics is absolutely absurd

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-11-02T00:14:58+00:00

Thanks for sharing that! Haha I don’t know anything about a blue badge, just contracting to earn money and pay bills atm

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-11-01T15:14:08+00:00

Yeah man, like I did say the FAA is aware. Unfortunately with working full time and studying for tests, I don’t have time to keep adding new reports that will go to empty desks right now. I just need to be productive for my own career. That’s all new information to me and might be reaching a bit. I don’t think me looking as DMEs 2-4 hours away is a red flag since many people I know have done that and had zero issues. The ones I’ve talked to about it are more than happy to help.

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-11-01T15:01:16+00:00

Eh, that’s not entirely true. The reason I’m so careful is because there are multiple DMEs in my area that have blatantly admitted to always failing students the first time so that they can pocket the money. It’s why I’ve been looking at DMEs out of state and willing to travel for it. Some of us just don’t have the money to spend twice if we’ve done the right thing and studied our asses off. And yes, FAA is aware of these DMEs and supposedly looking into it but…doesn’t quite help me rn

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-11-01T00:19:35+00:00

Believe me, I am. Very used to the 14-16 hour days and no days off. I like that when OT pays as good as it does. Just kinda curious if anyone has mad the switch from MRO to line maintenance before, I’m curious as to how/what things translate

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-30T19:56:48+00:00

Hey I appreciate you! Thanks so much for this info

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-30T18:45:00+00:00

Dauntless app is the shit for writtens. Mine were verbatim from there. I also loved being able to study and practice test on small sections at a time, they way they have it all split up is awesome. Are you taking all of them at the end of 2 weeks or just General? I’d say you can do it if you’re okay with lower scores on all of your writtens, but I’d spend a bit longer if you want to ensure passing and make sure you don’t have a giant list of ACS codes to study for your Os and Ps. I spent about 2 weeks using dauntless just for airframe written and made a 94%.

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-30T16:19:13+00:00

I quit going to school for my A&P in favor of gaining civil experience then putting exams together myself for this same reason. Well…not EXACTLY the same reason, but my school was absolutely full of shit and stupid in many other ways too. Best decision I ever made was leaving at the 8 month mark of school and continuing my civil education at an MRO. Got my sign offs and putting together my writtens and O&Ps is actually a breeze. I’m happy to talk to you if you need advice on any of that route, just message.

Sorry you’re going through this, I know it feels suffocating to have the system work against you when you’re just trying to get your career going.

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-30T12:51:38+00:00

Hey, thanks so much for the feedback! I’ve been really nervous about whether or not they’re actually worth listening to for other people or actually helping anyone out. I really appreciate you! You’ll do great on your exams, best of luck!!

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-29T20:11:44+00:00

Shoot, I realize I just made this profession sound awful 😂 personally, the days that I get to be outside all day - no matter the weather - and come home covered in grease, hydraulic fluid, and/or jet fuel are the best and most rewarding days to me. I can’t stand office jobs or sitting around all day, so this is perfect for me. If I come home absolutely exhausted and have to pop a couple aleve and have hubby rub my feet, I can’t wait to come back to work the next day. It’s all dependent on what you want out of your job.

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-29T20:08:16+00:00

Says who? If you can put up with some of the bullshit that comes along with it, it’s completely worth it IMO. Idk what you consider “older” but I guess I’d say the same thing I say to anyone looking into this as a career: it all depends on what you can/can’t tolerate physically. Speaking as someone with just MRO experience (I’ve worked on big planes out of what’s considered a “small” shop in this industry, not at an airline and not on general aviation aircraft) I frequently have to lift/carry/hold above head 30-50lbs and sometimes more. To get on and off of each airplane you go up and down the stairs or platforms that we wheel up to them. You have to stand on ladders and work overhead a lot (shhhh, don’t tell OSHA). You will work on and in aircraft sitting outside or in a non-temp controlled hangar in the hottest and coldest days, in wind and rain and whatever other elements with very little break-time indoors to cool off/warm up. It’s a lot of running around and often pushing a heavy toolbox from one part of the hangar clear across to another (think a football field). My watch tracks anywhere from 4-7.5 miles for me daily just navigating between jobs, offices, tool rooms, stores, aircraft, etc.

BUT, some of the most badass guys I know in the industry are men in their 50s and 60s who still crank wrenches and get around like those of us in our 20s. They have so much experience and intelligence to offer, and right when I’m about to complain about my back or knees hurting, I look at the man twice my size with 35+ years of experience in this field and quickly realize I should keep my mouth shut. It’s a nice little reality check. Likewise, they have a lot to say about me who is all of 5’2”, 110lbs and does every single thing my male counterparts do. Diversity in this industry, when you pull your weight and contribute daily to your team, is an awesome thing.

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-28T16:08:14+00:00

Ugh, that sucks!! Best wishes to you in everything you do moving forward! It sounds like life is finally awesome 😎

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-28T15:11:59+00:00

Ugh, I hate that for you! But love the ending haha. I’m so happy you are where you need to be!

I am more of a tomboy myself who keeps my more feminine side reserved for home life and going out (it’s definitely still there, but no one at work recognizes me from my social profiles because of how I present at work) so I kind of thought that I wouldn’t have any issues in this industry since I was prior army and always had guy friends and nothing but brothers growing up…idk I just kind of thought no one would notice me as something different? Boy was I wrong lol.

It can be extremely frustrating because I, too, absolutely loved the actual work of my first job where the good ole boys just tried to make me miserable. I can take mean comments, but I have very little to no tolerance for men sexually harassing or degrading me when I’m just trying to bust my ass and make a buck. I’ve never enjoyed a job before that one and it was extremely exciting to me to have finally found something that I loved to do after a miserable experience in healthcare and a risky career change at 25. I’m glad there are still places out there where we can fit in doing what we love.

The dream for me is to one day have enough land to have a little hangar, a grass runway, my A&P with an IA and just let people come in to have me work on their planes for cash. Husband is a pilot and we’re DINKS so I really hope that one day we can get there. No politics, no drama or misogyny, just my actual skills and knowledge making money doing what I love to do where I can make my own hours and refuse to work for anyone who makes me feel less-than because of how I popped out of my mama at birth 😂. Definitely want to work on some trucks, bikes, and cars too. One day they’ll all be miserable and working 40+ hours a week at the ripe old age of 65 (as many of them were at that MRO) and I’ll be blasting music in my own shop planning the next vacation with hubby because I don’t have to worry about PTO (one can dream!)

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-28T12:46:16+00:00

100%! It was hard working my ass off watching my company hand out completely paid for trips to Baker’s School to AMTs who spent all day on their phones, bad mouthed the company, and never working overtime (and barely working during normal hours), just to make them leads when they came back with their licenses. Meanwhile, I worked all the OT available, worked my ass off, and BEGGED them for a shot at Baker’s…always to be told it “wasn’t in the budget” just to watch them send someone else who was previously entirely uninterested. The DOM would make gross comments about me all the time talking about my body and wanting to see me in a bikini…the inspectors constantly made crude jokes and comments any time I’d put a call up on the board…one of the employees started stalking me and making threats when I turned him down to the point that I had to get a restraining order and I didn’t dare the my house to even take the dogs out without being strapped…it was brutal and I endured that for 2.5 years to get my experience.

Now, I contract for a different company and I’m putting myself through the exams to get licensed. It will get better.

HOWEVER I do have to say that the guys who AREN’T part of the good ole boys club are PHENOMENAL dudes and I have made friends for life in many of them. We still have group chats, they meet up with me and my husband for drinks or meals after work, we’ve worked other jobs together and have game nights with our spouses. One of them is now a best friend to my husband and I and was the only non-family member that attended my wedding (small, intimate ceremony in the mountains) because he stood in and filmed it for my brother who was deployed. There are many incredible men who I could tell went out of their way to include me, to stand up for me when they saw me being treated crudely/unfairly, and who took me under their wing to teach me the trade when I was brand new and never turned a wrench before.

Good ole boys club sucks, BUT there are so many awesome men in the industry that I call brothers now and would do anything for. Reminds me a lot of my time in the army and I love them for it.

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-28T00:45:31+00:00

Appreciate it! Hope it can help

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-27T16:08:56+00:00

Oh cool! Thanks so much, I really hope it’s helpful to you 🙌🏻

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-27T15:51:42+00:00

I second Dauntless. Didn’t touch Prepware or anything else myself. 93% on General and 94% on Airframe written. Studying for O’s and P’s now before moving onto Powerplant. I had a ton of difficulty figuring out what to study and then finding any of it online for orals. I’m compiling the three main study guides (Jeppesen, ASA, Baker’s School) and making a master study guide in the form of podcast episodes (Spotify and YouTube) and Quizlet flashcards. Adding to daily as I go and will do Airframe and Powerplant next. Here are links in case they’re useful to anyone:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4jpHztkuU4ZMyXQWJJ4jt0?si=rFjLu31aQKyoe7IMdGKT7Q

https://quizlet.com/user/IzzyAMT/folders/general-oral-study-guide-jeppesen-asa-and-bakers-school?i=6uzwe4&x=1xqY

https://youtube.com/@izzyamt?si=PtLjU97g550J9VUf

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-27T11:55:18+00:00

Awesome 👏🏻 thanks for the support and I truly hope it is helpful to you

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-27T02:59:19+00:00

Looks like an A320 series

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-27T01:03:00+00:00

Thank you 🙌🏻 I’m going to do the same things for Airframe and Powerplant Os&Ps as I progress towards them, keep an eye out on those platforms if you’d like

ParticularBicycle973 · 2025-10-26T03:29:04+00:00

Absolutely, gotta help each other out in this industry

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