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- Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:19 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: tools for an AME apprentice
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7845
Re: tools for an AME apprentice
those leatherman's are junk IMHO. get yourself something similar from victorianox, farrrr better quality. i skimmed the list so far and i didn't see drive adapters. ie 3/8 to 1/4, 1/4 to 3/8, etc etc etc. i have a whole pile of them. also i would suggest flex sockets in 1/4" drive, a good mirror, an...
- Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:08 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: money
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1211
Re: money
what are they like to work for?? Is it overseas?? hey jaircraft, it's a joke. they pay their domestic ame's poorly. you *can* make some decent money working for their overseas operations though, although i've heard the conditions can be quite horrible. put a question up in the maintenance forum for...
- Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:46 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: apprenticeship aircraft mechanics
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1548
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:07 am
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Training bond for an endorsement course?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1858
- Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:56 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Porter Air
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1086
wages aren't good, even for an ame there. really remember where you're going to have to live, and the cost of food! it's somethingg a lot of people don't think about if you want to live close. cost of parking, length of drive for me, (plus gas!) it just wasn't worth it. however, the guys are great. ...
- Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:47 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: calm air association
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3869
calm air in MB? they paid decent when i was there....i can remember it, so it can't be THAT long ago :) definitely not above average, definitely not below. not as much as i think they should have paid for being based in thompson. thompson blows, just do a search on this site. the guys are good, but ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:54 am
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: The happenin city of Thunder Bay
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1430
- Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:02 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Voyageur Airways and Goderich aircraft
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1646
i've worked on many aircraft at Godrich Aircraft Refinishing while being painted, but i was never employed by them...the guys in the office are great...but you have to realize most parts of the painting process is unskilled labor, so the majority of their workforce represents that....i don't want to...
- Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:30 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: 1924 Views so far for North Wright job
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1713
- Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:18 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: British Standard
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2319
i got the full socket/wrench set off the snapon truck back in 2002. not cheap, but totally necessary for the HS748's! having ppl borrow tools gets old quick :) if you can, try to find someone who'll sell you a used set...check out ebay too. lots of ppl buy these, use them for a bit while doing an ap...
- Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:14 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: ICS - Still approved?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1266
- Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:09 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Thailand/UAE Jobs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 916
- Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:08 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Orange hammer fixes problem?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3427
Sometimes the brushes on a starter/gen stick, due to carbon build-up wet splined shafts are notorious for this, a slight tap on the starter will free up the brushes and the starter will turn over. Usually this is done just to get you home so that you can change the starter/gen. Hope this answers yo...
- Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:03 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Porter Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3221
Re: Porter Question
Does anybody work for Porter, or did anybody get the package. I've done alot of research on them but I know nothing about salary/benefits/scedule. Can anybody help me out with this?? Thanks from what i remember... $22/hr for ame, paid twice monthly and they have profit sharing. benefits after 3 mon...
- Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:01 am
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Kelner Pilatus Thunder Bay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1210
- Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:35 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Best college for aircraft maintaince program?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 19149
- Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:11 am
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Lockwire pliers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3812
- Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:08 am
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Best college for aircraft maintaince program?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 19149
hey JAG. during my last year in highschool i went and visited all 3 colleges to see what they were like. TB stinks, literally...it's a pulp/paper town, although people said "you get used to it." i also have a friend who recently graduated from there and he regretted going there. toronto isn't exactl...
- Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:44 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: voyageur airways
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2930
- Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:42 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Voyageur
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10125
- Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:39 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Porter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1268
- Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:37 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: This year's Confederation College Maintenance Grads
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1091
- Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:44 am
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: peace river & peace air
- Replies: 0
- Views: 942
peace river & peace air
peace air is looking for an apprentice over in the employment section. unsure if they'll want an ame, but i think i may apply anyway...does anyone know what living in peace river is like? good? bad? social problems? how about working for peace air? good/bad? thanks
- Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:12 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Carbon Fiber Aerobat
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1690
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:08 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Life In Thompson, MB?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14935
Now for the negatives: To me, Thompson was an absolute hell-hole. And now that I'm out of aviation I'm not going to sugar-coat things anymore. I absolutely hate Thompson. I've lived elsewhere up north before, but never in my life have I seen so much poverty, violence, and narrow-mindedness. Maybe i...