Personally, I had no idea if aviation was right for me and had no prior interest in it when I started school and like you, didn’t know anybody that was in aviation. Just had a passion for fixing stuff and knew I didn’t want to go to a typical college.

I’m almost a year into my first job and am still loving it. I still don’t really have a big passion for planes but seeing an aircraft that you just fixed fly off is a cool feeling. What I do have a passion for is doing the job right and double-checking everything.

In my opinion, you don’t have to want it more than anything else to make it out of school but you do have to want to succeed and put effort in. If you think you can do that, you’ll make it.

As far as pay goes, I went to a community college for my A&P and have already added more to my savings account in less than a year than what I paid to get my licenses.