Expert: Marc Ebelini - 9/16/2007

Question
sir,
   I am Arslan from Pakistan.I have gotten Admission in avionics engineering at CAE,Pakistan. I want to know which field is better avionics or aerospace?? what is the scope of avionics????

Answer
Which is better? That's is open to what you perceive is better. Higher pay or better working conditions. Job security, which would you enjoy more doing. These are the questions you must pose to yourself. As long as there is space travel there will always be a need for avionics, they go hand in hand. The only way I can explain it would be by using myself as an example. I love to fly, yet I have no interest in going into space. To me that is not flying. The lower I fly the better I like it. Now if I was to be offered a job as a Bush pilot that pays poorly or an astronaut that pays much more which one do you think I would pick? Have I made my point on which is better? Have no idea of what you mean by scope of Avionics. You can become a designer of equipment or a repairman. Avionics shops have two functions, installation of the equipment and the repairing of it. I owned a avionics shop and enjoyed designing the installations and also the troubleshooting of faulty equipment and installations that I found challenging.