Richard Rowe:
CLASS OF 1988
Arthur High SchoolClass of 1988
Arthur, ON
Canadore CollegeClass of 1992
North bay, ON
Drayton Junior High SchoolClass of 1984
Drayton, ON
Richard's Story
After high school, I headed up to North Bay to study aircraft maintenance at Canadore College. Unfortunately, upon graduation the '90's recession was in full swing and most airlines and aircraft operators were "down-sizing" (the catch word of the '90's), so the chance of getting hired as an apprentice was pretty slim, considering many companies were letting go of AME's with 10+ years of experience.
I then got into welding and metal fabricating and worked in that field for many years and really enjoyed it. Then, in 2005, just for the heck of it, I applied to Canadore College for the Avionics Maintenance Program and got accepted! I went back up to North Bay AGAIN for another t...Expand for more
wo years and graduated with flying colours. (pun intended) It was a little strange at first, because I was in my late thirties, being around the same age and even older than many of my instructors! It was a blast though, just like going on a two-year vacation. I met so many great people from North Bay and still like to go up there on weekends once in awhile.
After that, I worked at an aircraft repair/refurbishing facility for awhile, only to realize that I didn't even like it after all! Rather than fixing them I would much rather build them or fly them, which is what I'm going to strive for next. Age be damned, (I'm now 41), it doesn't matter how old you are, just go for it!
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