[Dan]

I toured Northwest airlines recently, and what a shock. being new to the a&p scene, ive been comparing general aviation to the airline maintenence world. to me it seems that working at a small airport would be so much more fun- an engine repair one day, a 100hr inspection, or a sheetmetal repair the next day. but getting paid 10/hr with no bennies, its hard for me to put food on the table. then you have the big red tail, and in four years you can be in the low 20's/hr with benefits. only drawback is the big city and the fact that it doesnt look like much fun, infact most jobs dont appeal to me at all. but then, i really dont know what they are like? Whats a guy to do? Love what you do or just do something i dont have my heart into because of the money? what about the small branches like the commuters, maybe they have more of that hometown hanger feeling.
sure wish i could stay at my little f.b.o. and have fun. who knows, maybe the big airline field isnt so bad. comments encouraged. thank you.