your jobs before aviation

[rotorjockey]

just wondering what everybody did before aviation. I was a file clerk, fence / deck builder, life guard,sales rep for commerical & industrial pluming supplies, installation /repair telcom(phone man), cable guy. currently full time student .

[cptcoma]

...working for a record label.

[flingwing206]

...working for a record label.

The list is long, but my primary work before flying was as a professional skier in Vail, CO.

[cctk2]

Timber worker/forestry

[mechanic]

Hey,

 

Gas station attendant/service

Recieving Clerk

Salesman auto/home

State Correctional Officer

USAF-Fire Truck Maint

Apprentice machinest

Parts Salesman

Fire Truck mech again

Steel Shot Blaster

2 times- Grocery Store Clerk

Parts Salesman again

John Deere Tech

Service/Parts Dodge Dealer

John Deere Tech again

Sears Home Service Tech

Heli's Training- part time

John Deere Tech again- and currently

 

all since Jr. High...lol

 

P.S. and 3 part time side buisness's.. for extra income.

[Witch]

Hee hee hee...

 

Gas station attendant, Air Force, pizza delivery, truck driver, student, CNA, assembler, dishwasher, janitor, carpenter, mechanic, and right now, assembler/mechanic and troubleshooter.

 

Dang, I'm a jack of all trades.

 

I rock.

 

Later

[ADRidge]

My latest job is a lab tech for a small biological/veternary medicine manufacturer. That got me through college where I found that a degree in history really is just as worthless as everyone says it is.

[relyon]

Software engineer for many years ... before that a scientific glassblower ... before that a nutrition lab assistant.

 

Bob

[Gunner]

Telecomunications Account Manger supporting the United Stated Department of Homeland Security and still doing so...

[Seth USMC]

United States Marine Corps, Infantry, Light Armored Recon.

 

-Seth

[techpilot64]

Gas station pump jockey, pizza delivery driver, video rental customer service, hollywood production assistant, sound engineers' assistant, assistant production manager for an orchestra, operations manager for a nasa education program, and bin filler in a warehouse (couldn't take that last one for too long)

 

right now I'm a full time flight student, and can't wait to start flying for a living (can you believe they'll pay us to do this!?)

 

-kali

[bossman]

Construction. Steel fabrication and erection services. Cranes, service trucks, welders, excavators, etc. Concrete work. This is still on going and helps to support aviation.

Mike

[maveric]

Beside the aivation I work in Germany as a "tax business management assistent" for a big tax advisor. But I hope, I can start my CHPL/CFII training soon, because taxes are boring

 

Sandro

[jet trash]

USNavy Avionics Technician, Funeral Director

[delorean]

Nothing......started working at a flight school straight out of high school.

 

I used to do a lot of eBay stuff back in '97-'99 when you could actually make money buying and reselling. After that, never made any money outside of aviation.

[HelliBoy]

Went from making virtually no money skiing in utah to making virtually no money flying...not that big of a jump except for the debt. Also did bridge construction in the summmers...bossman, bridges or buildings?

[FauxZ]

Still in my "job before avaiation." IT industry for 10 years now. Started in configs, then desktop support, now server support.

[Bristol]

I am a Director of Technology for Harley Davidson.

 

[gmsemel]

Well I worked on a lobster boat, and some cod fishing. Spent a couple of cold wet winters shooting Coyote's for pelts. That got me my fixed wing ratings. When I made the transition to Helicopters, I used some savings from my fixed wing job.

[2rst1]

Where to start...

After school & the army....

Part-time: Waiter, Bartender, driving money transports & excavators

Then:

- A short period working on a fish farm

- A coule of years in Electronics Tech-Support

The last 1,5 years before starting flying i worked as an Offffshore Account Manager for a International Electronics company.

 

All the time, just waiting to get the chance to fly....

[bossman]

Went from making virtually no money skiing in utah to making virtually no money flying...not that big of a jump except for the debt. Also did bridge construction in the summmers...bossman, bridges or buildings?

HelliBoy,

We do installation, maintenence, and repair of coal preparation facilities. Conveyors, field fabrication, chutes,

etc.

Mike

[HelliBoy]

May your spud wrench and autorotations always be true

[Gomer Pylot]

Cotton picker

Rat skinner

Truck driver

Army officer

Gomer for 25 years

[HowlingSeagull]

Deer fencer,chicken chaser,pumpkin picker.asparagus picker,tree measure/prune/cutter,Government sponsored surf team (unemployed),Carpenters dog,Sand shoveler,Mud slinger,Contractor.

[Snowball-in-hell]

Financial research analyst in London within insurance.

 

The other ones are even worse.