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cancidas
2007-06-18, 12:21 AM
found this online, enjoy:

http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=71eab3d85ce0c6dc8af0f177812da5e5b0c06abe&rf=bm

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Laxgoaly
2007-06-18, 11:07 AM
Oh man that video was great... Ive been trying to find out how to apply for a mechanic position with that unit for a while... anyone have any idea how?
Gerard
2007-06-18, 08:40 PM
Oh man that video was great... Ive been trying to find out how to apply for a mechanic position with that unit for a while... anyone have any idea how?

I believe you have to be a police officer first like the pilots. Put your time in on the streets and hope there is an opening in the unit. And they like you and you qualify.
NYCMedic
2007-06-18, 11:52 PM
NYPD Aviation does not hire civilian A&Ps. All MX personnel are Police Officers. Every flight has an A&P onboard acting as a Crew Chief. It is very hard to get in without a big hook. I have a friend who flew for a 121 commuter operation for 4 yrs and has been an NYPD officer for the last 6 yrs and is just getting his nod.
cancidas
2007-06-18, 11:53 PM
NYPD Aviation does not hire civilian A&Ps. All MX personnel are Police Officers. Every flight has an A&P onboard acting as a Crew Chief. It is very hard to get in without a big hook. I have a friend who flew for a 121 commuter operation for 4 yrs and has been an NYPD officer for the last 6 yrs and is just getting his nod.

the two guys i know in the unit did thier time on a regular beat just like anyone. one of them, 11 years in east new york and downtown manhattan.
Laxgoaly
2007-06-19, 11:00 AM
Oh wow ok, thats surprising because with the Port Authority Police, their A&Ps are not officers, they are civilian mechanics...
cancidas
2007-06-19, 12:06 PM
Oh wow ok, thats surprising because with the Port Authority Police, their A&Ps are not officers, they are civilian mechanics...

the pilots are also civilians. they fly with at least one sworn officer onboard who operates the cameras etc.
Nick
2007-06-19, 07:41 PM
Here in Suffolk, the pilots are SCPO's and the mech's are civilians. Hmm, maybe I'll take that NYPD test after all...nahhhhh.
Gerard
2007-06-19, 08:10 PM
[quote="Nick"]Here in Suffolk, the pilots are SCPO's and the mech's are civilians.

And the flight medics are from Stony Brook University Hospital. What about Nassau? I know the pilots and AEMTs are POs but what about their mechs?
NYCMedic
2007-06-20, 01:37 AM
The A&Ps for NCPD are MOS. I know a guy in the 4th PCT who has been looking to get in for a while. Again it is very political
Gerard
2007-06-20, 09:02 PM
The A&Ps for NCPD are MOS. I know a guy in the 4th PCT who has been looking to get in for a while. Again it is very political

Thanks.