"Jay Honeck" wrote:
Which points out another problem -- *why* is there a shortage of
avionics techs? The two shops near Iowa City are always backed up.

An avionics shop that is not "backed up" at least 2-4 weeks has a
serious backlog problem and needs to lay people off.

In that kind of business there are only two backlog situations: too much
and not enough. Not enough is a disaster; a well run shop always has
too much. By that I mean it is never in danger of having to lay off
employees due to a couple of cancellations. Layoffs are hell on a
highly trained staff; costly and damaging to morale. The worst thing a
shop installation manager can see is the light at the end of the backlog
tunnel.
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Dan
C172RG at BFM