An Aviation Technician Journey - Dr. Joel English & Dominic Cummings

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Are you interested about a career that is high in demand, low in investment with respect to time and cost, and has a great earning potential. Today on the My Career Shop Podcast, to discuss the career of an Aviation Technician, I am joined by the President of the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM), Dr. Joel English, who manages 15 AIM campuses across the United States, and Dominic Cummings, an Aviation Technician who won the 2023 Person of the Year Award from the Virginia Department of Aviation.

In this episode, we will discuss Dr. English's journey which went from being a professor to becoming the president of an Aviation institute, and Dominic's journey that began as a veteran all the way to winning the Aviation award for the state of Virginia. Dr. English and Dominic both found that if more people knew of this career, they would consider it given the perks, life style, ease of entry and great earning potential.
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Capitole

1. Begin (00:00:00)

2. About Dr. Joel English and AIM (00:02:02)

3. About Dominic Cummings (00:05:11)

4. How did Dominic win the award for Aviation Person of the Year in Virginia? (00:09:02)

5. What are the steps to becoming an Aviation Technician? (00:12:54)

6. FAA Exam (00:21:06)

7. Costs to write FAA exam (00:28:27)

8. Capstone details (00:32:38)

9. What is avionics? (00:37:38)

10. What's a repair station? (00:40:13)

11. Degree program and Certificate programs (00:41:53)

12. Most traditional route (00:47:43)

13. How do Aviation Technicians land a job after FAA exam? (00:53:33)

14. How to check accreditation for an Aviation school? (00:59:15)

15. Money and career growth of Aviation Technician (01:01:13)

16. Difference between aviation technician and engineer (01:08:15)

17. Tasks of an Aviation Technician (01:09:57)

18. How much hard labor is there to be an Aircraft Mechanic? (01:16:48)

19. Characteristics that suit and or don’t suit an Aviation Technician (01:21:03)

20. Guidelines regarding drugs and alcohol (01:25:48)

21. Stress level (01:34:28)

22. Average work shift (01:38:43)

23. Future impact of AI on the profession (01:42:53)

24. Perks of being an Aviation Technician (01:48:59)

25. Cost of certification at AIM (01:56:01)

26. Fees reimbursement of top performers (01:58:48)

27. Dominic’s best career advice (02:07:18)

28. Dominic’s worst career advice (02:08:15)

29. Dr. Joel’s worst career advice (02:09:07)

30. Dr. Joel’s best career advice (02:10:04)