Fuck maintaining aircraft, I wouldn't want a plane crash on my conscience due to my stupidity.
Don't forget to bring a towel
Fuck maintaining aircraft, I wouldn't want a plane crash on my conscience due to my stupidity.
Just a Dog
Cough !!! ...Originally Posted by SMOKEU
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
Just a Dog
That aint wagging !!!!!
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
Oppan Biker Style
Good on ya!
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Hardcore Biker
ok here is the basic's behind it.
its a small industry and pretty limited these days options are that you bang on most of the hanger doors at ardmore and get work
experience that way companies seee what your like.
for Airnz you need the basic aeronautical certificate which is a 36 week course offered by them and other training companies
then you need to be selected for the apprentice intake which some years can be very limited numbers.
there is nothing stopping you sitting all the lame papers the only thing is getting time on airframes and doing the oral
for law ( you would have to definitly have a foot in the door as they normally pick a current event )
in a small firm you do everything at anzes you do just bits..
Hardcore Biker
Sounds like you've got a good attitude to things now and if you're prepared to start at the bottom and work hard I'm sure you'll go o long way. Best of luck
Every day I'm Dumblin'
Had that happen already to my dad, almost tore up my family. Dark days.
My Dad is an aircraft engineer, I wonder if I could get him to say something. Will ask him. Might pay not to expect anything special.
I never get lost. I go on adventures
Scooter boy
I think the planes are double-checked,triple-checked and signed off by a superior and another, after work is done on them.So maybe you missed something,someone else won't.
Most crashes-pilot error!
Embracing mediocrity
Yep, easy to blame the pilot, they're usually too dead to give their side of the story.
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Scooter boy
thats the idea haha.But a sad idea at that!
It's worse to blame the aircraft or a design flaw,which means the whole lot of that certain aircraft has to be grounded,flights cancelled,money lost etc...Not good at all!
Hardcore Biker
Crikey, thats a brilliant statement.... where do you get those facts from...?
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Hardcore Biker
on the workcard there is a workby sign, a QC sign and at the end of the card a QCA.
if it is a major system ie flight controls it has to be duplicate inspection carried out independantly.
there are a lot of checks and balanaces in mainstream aviation.
its when your a lame doing a cessna on the line or a private like one of the warbirds
( and i have in my log book a number of them ) as they certainly don't have mannuals like boeing
that you have to know the rules and basics
at the end of the day you are signing a legal document that can be used in a court of law so unless
you have done the work in accordance with ( insert mannual ) ( chapter, paragraph ) and fitted the
correct part you grow a set of balls and stand up and not get bullied by owners or cheap ass operators.
For whom the bell tolls
Do you work for CAA?
To the OP, get in and do it anyway you can, I'm wishing I'd done it when I was fresh out of school instead of continuing to be a dickhead for a few more years. Could still be where I am now but much better off and a lot happier. Not sure what it is about the defence force you don't like, but why not give it a go? You get paid the whole time (apart from while doing the NMIT bit), and after four years you can quit and go civi street with your qualifications in hand?
I did look in the AirNZ side of things a few years back, they were running a conjoint thing with Massey at one point where you could also combine an Aviation Management Degree with your LAME qualification. Don't know if that is still on offer, some saw it as a money grab by Massey, but it may come in handy down the track. Best bet is to go and knock on doors, no one is going to bite you, and if they do, then you probably don't want to work there anyway!
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Forum whore
Join the military and learn how to fix helicopters then move to civil aviation. You can then work on almost anything that is turbine powered like http://www.google.com/search?q=lanca...w=1280&bih=891
I work at Lancair in the fab shop and know several ex military types that have followed this path. You won't have to spend a lot of years in the military, you will get excellent training and you will come out with a skill that is sought after and very well paid. Wish I had done it...
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