Wrench Credit

You already did the work. Now prove it.

Most military maintainers and shop mechanics who qualify for an FAA Airframe & Powerplant certificate never get one. Not because they can’t pass the tests — because they can’t get past the paperwork.

Your training time doesn’t count. Your supervisory time may not either. Work out where you actually stand, in two minutes.

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Step one

How did you get your experience?

Reference

Does your specialty code count?

All 203 military specialty codes the FAA maps to Airframe and Powerplant ratings — Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard — reproduced in full from AC 65-30B Change 1, Appendix A. Including the ones that were retired decades ago, because your experience doesn’t expire.

Look up your code

The guide

The Experience Route

How military and civilian mechanics earn an FAA Airframe & Powerplant certificate without going to school. 49 pages, every claim cited to a primary source.

  • All 203 specialty codes from AC 65-30B Change 1, Appendix A — reproduced in full, all five services, including retired codes.
  • Both routes. Military under § 11.6 and civilian under § 11.5, in the same depth.
  • Who is allowed to sign your letter — the clause most applicants have never read, and the one that decides long-separated cases.
  • Where every record lives, service by service, and which ones to stop chasing because they no longer exist for anyone.
  • 6 editable Word templates — document checklist, experience worksheet, military and civilian letter templates, records tracker, FSDO cover sheet.
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