When you hear "A&P" you might think of a great grocery store chain of yesteryear. Anyone around aviation understands it refers to an aircraft mechanic. "A&P" is verbal shorthand for a mechanic holding an FAA mechanic certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings.
Forty years ago today I became an A&P. Today is Shawn Bupp's first day as an A&P.
In my career I added an FAA Inspection Authorization and in 1991 the FAA designated me a mechanic examiner. In the FAA's acronym ridden system, I'm refered to as a DME. A DME administers a mechanic applicant's oral and practical exam.
Shawn is the 150th exam I've administered, and he demonstrated that MMS Aviation meets its goal of quality training for mechanics going into mission aviation. (As a DME I examine mechanic applicants from a variety of experience backgrounds. MMS apprentices and other missionary aircraft mechanics account for 47 of the exams I've done.) Congratulations, Shawn.
Forty years ago today I became an A&P. Today is Shawn Bupp's first day as an A&P.
In my career I added an FAA Inspection Authorization and in 1991 the FAA designated me a mechanic examiner. In the FAA's acronym ridden system, I'm refered to as a DME. A DME administers a mechanic applicant's oral and practical exam.
Shawn is the 150th exam I've administered, and he demonstrated that MMS Aviation meets its goal of quality training for mechanics going into mission aviation. (As a DME I examine mechanic applicants from a variety of experience backgrounds. MMS apprentices and other missionary aircraft mechanics account for 47 of the exams I've done.) Congratulations, Shawn.
