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06-17-2007, 11:21 PM
cancidas

NYPD Aviation

found this online, enjoy:

http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_stor...b0c06abe&rf=bm

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06-18-2007, 10:07 AM
Laxgoaly

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?
06-18-2007, 07:40 PM
Gerard

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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.
06-18-2007, 10:52 PM
NYCMedic

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.
06-18-2007, 10:53 PM
cancidas

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Originally Posted by NYCMedic

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.
06-19-2007, 10:00 AM
Laxgoaly

Oh wow ok, thats surprising because with the Port Authority Police, their A&Ps are not officers, they are civilian mechanics...
06-19-2007, 11:06 AM
cancidas

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Originally Posted by Laxgoaly

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.
06-19-2007, 06:41 PM
Nick

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.
06-19-2007, 07:10 PM
Gerard

[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?
06-20-2007, 12:37 AM
NYCMedic

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
06-20-2007, 08:02 PM
Gerard

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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.