5 Differences Between General Aviation And Major Airlines

In a this video I’m going to give you 5 differences between General Aviation and Heavy Aircraft maintenance.
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[TheGladiak]

Great video as always! Very true. One thing I think that needs to be mentioned is in GA if you work for yourself or share with another A&P or IA you can make up a good chunk of the difference in pay. If you charge $500 bucks to swap out some lights, thats your $500 bucks for a couple hours of work. Most charge $100-$150 hr min depending on the job. GA offers much better scheduling as you don't need to work only nights, you can remotely. Some of the most successful GA A&P's I know travel around the country from job to job and only work 9 months a year.

[rafaeldelrio]

Im a boeing guy to the death of me .I love my boeing wide bodies the 777 is always mind boggling working on it specially when you get to open the cowlings

[CatarineausArmory]

And find the right jacks as the Bonanza jack does not fit the Barons and the inner gear doors of both will contact a regular set of jacks.

[joedaviss]

Excellent Remember that the liability we take on as a mechanic is actually the same for general aviation and heavys. If we screw something up the faa will be happy to lock us up. The difference is that with general aviation we are usually tied to the entire aircraft vs in the heavy world we are tied to the individual work cards. But the liability is still the same. In my experience the people who make the most money are the ones who own their own mom and pop business. The employees in general aviation don’t make anything but the business owners do.

[phteven]

I was Army aviation and have been contracting for the Army since I got out 6 years ago, so about 12 years total experience in rotary wing. Would you say that $20/hr in GA is actually a realistic starting point? I may need to move soon to a location where I don’t have the option to continue contracting and an trying to weigh my options. I see some smaller places that say they pay up to $35-40/hr, but I’m not sure if my desire to remain around $35/hr is realistic.

I know pay will obviously vary greatly by location and relevant experience, but $20/hr *and* no real benefits to speak of seems criminally low.

[homealone]

What about shift work? I'm with an airline and was stuck on nights for 10 years.

[riccardoromiti]

Hi I'm a student and I'm going to finish school and starting my 6 months stage. I'm focused on avionics stuff and I would ask you some tips for the future. I really love General aviation what's about the pay and benefits? In the future I want to open my own maintenance agency on business jets like Gulfstream Bombardier Falcon etc. Which kinds of tips can you give me? If I'm not wrong you have a repair station or not?

[LearnToWin]

Major airlines offer flight benefits if you want to travel across the world!

[Tde]

Why not look at camera when you’re talking to us ? 😅