easybreeze

You might check DRMO's website for your local or other local bases. Machines come up for sale, you just have to keep an eye on it is not the most reliable. Knowing how to fix whats wrong with common military machines will help since they probably got turned into DRMO because there is something (although usually nothing major) wrong with them. I would say it would be a good bet for single needle drop feed, zig zag, and medium duty. Heavy and double needles probably don't go through that often. (i'm a military as well)

Valid questions. In my mind, I would think the upside for the instructor would be getting free work done by me for the cost of instruction thereby increasing their productivity as say, two reserves could get packed at once, etc. And necessary busy work (cleaning,organizing, etc) that would be done, freeing them to work on other things. To the second question, I wouldn't expect to work for you for free indefinitely after apprenticing under you. And that I wouldn't learn everything in one week. So the balance of learning new things and doing the other work would work itself out so that we both benefited.

My preference would be to work for free for the experience gained from doing any and all work asked of me. Although if the only opportunity available to me was to pay for the apprenticeship I would entertain the idea as long as the length and scope of what I would learn with my time was fully explained and agreed upon and cost of course. I would expect this type of set up to be more of a "learners course" type of an agreement.

As the title says, looking for a FAA Master Rigger that is willing to take in an apprentice. I already have my senior ticket. If you're willing, or can point me towards someone to talk to I would appreciate any feedback. I've talked to rigger rob, however, he just doesn't have time this fall.