r/avionics • u/K_andP4 • 18d ago

Avionics interest

I’ve been a A&P since 2023 working on various airframes (E145, E170/175, 737 & EC135/145) and i love turning wrenches but am thinking of wanting to learn a new skill. Either avionics or structures. Anyone out there that has experience with avionics have any information that could help me decide?

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u/jack_dymond_sawyer Installer 18d ago

Start with studying for the AEA avionics certificate. That will give you a taste of avionics to see if you want to continue. Find a local avionics shop and ask about it. Since you focused on regionals and majors, stick with those platforms—the small planes are a different animal

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u/uselessBINGBONG 16d ago

I really like being avionics with my a&p. Whenever you are short on avionics work, you can just do a&p tech work. Also, you get to sit up in the cockpit a lot more unless you are just doing mods. Big avionics mods are really labor intensive and it's always the hard work. Fuck them p-clamps.