Originally Posted by
freshairborne
Who am I if I'm a pilot and an A&P mechanic? I'd love to be home every night again, but conversely, I don't even like changing my own oil anymore.
Re: the fancy uniforms, I'd be pretty happy if I could wear my corporate gig uniform when flying for UA. That's jeans & sneakers in winter and shorts & flip-flops in summer^
BTW, I wouldn't fly an airplane that wasn't maintained by anything other than a pro, as in you and planemechanic!
FAB
If you have your feet in both worlds- depends on which cert you have been exercising recently (depending on the FAA regs for pilot currency as opposed to MX). Of course, a pilot with mechanic experience usually helps when they are able to give more information on a broken item other than the standard 'xxxx is inop'.
The 'fancy' uniforms came from a shirt a friend of mine acquired while working MX for the local Air Ntnl Guard unit.