Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Performing and supervising AH-64 helicopter maintenance provides directly transferable experience for civilian aircraft maintenance.
How to prepare: Assemble documentary evidence of your military maintenance experience for FAA review of the ratings it supports. Air carriers often require an FAA mechanic certificate even when it is not a regulatory requirement for the job.
What the civilian work involves
- Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
- Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
- Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Access Software AIRPAX