Group poll: Who is currently logging hours for the A&P?

Jim Burns wrote:
I'm just wondering if anybody is currently logging hours towards the A&P
Cert.

I am.

The question of how many hours are required to meet the 18 month A or P
experience, or the 30 months experience for the combined A&P, has been asked
before. But here in the real world, how are you approaching the process?

One wrench turning at a time.

-jav

Hey Jav,
It was your post and Jim's reply that got me thinking about this. I have
plenty of opportunities to work on our own airplane under the supervision
and sign offs of several A&Ps, as well as help plenty of hanger neighbors.
I'm curious how many people may be doing the same on a part time basis.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Jim



"Javier" wrote in message
...
Jim Burns wrote:
I'm just wondering if anybody is currently logging hours towards the A&P
Cert.

I am.

The question of how many hours are required to meet the 18 month A or P
experience, or the 30 months experience for the combined A&P, has been
asked
before. But here in the real world, how are you approaching the
process?

One wrench turning at a time.

-jav

I've always consider an A&P out of my reach because
of the experience requirements, but maybe you guys
have a point here. I should figure out how to log the
work I do and maybe one day I will have accumulated
enough experience to do the trick.

A local fireman started working as a occasional helper
to an A&P on his days of, added to that the time he's
spend working on his own airplanes, (including overhauling
a couple of engines), studied for and took the knowledge
exams and is now getting ready for the practical exam(s).

I have a friend who is a professional auto mechanic. He is
very interested in getting his A&P. He just finished a 3 or
4 year RV-7 project but unfortunately none of that experience
counts. He I have have been talking about buying a core
engine and overhauling it under the watchful eye of a local
A&P to gain some experience, and then installing it on my
Aztec, Then overhaul the removed engine, swap once
again, and overhaul the remaining engine. I get two overhauled
engines without having the airplane grounded during the process
and a third for a spare or for sale.

Anybody here have a run-out IO-540C4B5 for sale?

Ronnie


"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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Hey Jav,
It was your post and Jim's reply that got me thinking about this. I have
plenty of opportunities to work on our own airplane under the supervision
and sign offs of several A&Ps, as well as help plenty of hanger neighbors.
I'm curious how many people may be doing the same on a part time basis.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Jim



"Javier" wrote in message
...
Jim Burns wrote:
I'm just wondering if anybody is currently logging hours towards the
A&P
Cert.

I am.

The question of how many hours are required to meet the 18 month A or P
experience, or the 30 months experience for the combined A&P, has been
asked
before. But here in the real world, how are you approaching the
process?

One wrench turning at a time.

-jav

"Ronnie" wrote in message
m...
He I have have been talking about buying a core
engine and overhauling it under the watchful eye of a local
A&P to gain some experience, and then installing it on my
Aztec, Then overhaul the removed engine, swap once
again, and overhaul the remaining engine. I get two overhauled
engines without having the airplane grounded during the process
and a third for a spare or for sale.

Anybody here have a run-out IO-540C4B5 for sale?

Ronnie

I've had that same idea, IF, I could be made comfortable with the core
engine. Maybe if you do yours, I'll snag your old engine...we could have a
C4B5 rotational pool. A couple months ago, there were two C4B5's on Ebay
for sale. There were also a few that sold at Earle Aircrafts Dispersal
Auction. We lost a good Aztec parts source with that one.

Jim

I bid on one of the 2005 hurricane damaged Aztec that had
engines at 650 and 850 hours. My thinking was swaping
the engines out with mine and selling the cores or overhauling
mine and swapping them back.

Th hangar door collapsed on the airframe and damaged all the
flying surfaces and bent the props.. It also knocked out the
windshied and I assume there would have been water damage
in the cockpit.

I think I would have made out on the engines, but buying them
unseen was a little scary. It would have also been a lot of work
and effort to relocate and store it. But it would be nice to have a
personal parts pool to draw from :-)

Ronnie


"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
"Ronnie" wrote in message
m...
He I have have been talking about buying a core
engine and overhauling it under the watchful eye of a local
A&P to gain some experience, and then installing it on my
Aztec, Then overhaul the removed engine, swap once
again, and overhaul the remaining engine. I get two overhauled
engines without having the airplane grounded during the process
and a third for a spare or for sale.

Anybody here have a run-out IO-540C4B5 for sale?

Ronnie

I've had that same idea, IF, I could be made comfortable with the core
engine. Maybe if you do yours, I'll snag your old engine...we could have
a
C4B5 rotational pool. A couple months ago, there were two C4B5's on Ebay
for sale. There were also a few that sold at Earle Aircrafts Dispersal
Auction. We lost a good Aztec parts source with that one.

Jim