Noel,
I think we've travelled a lot of the same roads. I'm a telecom/network engineer by trade. I lived the fun of TimeWarner, XO, WorldCom, and a couple of startups that tanked. After all that I decided to go back to where I started - working for the military. After a couple years in the US playing "Powerpoint Ranger", I am finally back where I belong. I'm sitting in Baghdad making complex networks actually work.
If you want to work in the aviation/aerospace industry, how about looking at development and support roles? I'm going through much the same process as I figure out what to do next. Avionics technician? Developer/Support for one of the EFIS companies? With the advent of SportPilot and the new crop of LSAs I think we're going to see heavy growth in those areas.
I always advise people to be able to answer the three magic questions:
1) What do you want?
2) What do you need?
3) What are you willing to give?
Maybe looking at all the various possibilities in the industry and those three points can help open up some new possible courses of action.
THX/BDH
