Well I'm sure that answered his question

I see no need for you to be an ass over this, the man was just looking for some information which is what this forum is all about. Interesting though how people will argue at length with the idiot on here who can't handle the fact that the word engineer has more than one meaning but when a fellow is...

I've ordered a lot of Knipex tools from chadstoolbox.com. Plier wrenches are the most popular but the cobra plier is also an amazing tool, you'll never want to use a channel lock plier again. The needle nose pliers they make are also incredibly well made.

Talk with the company and see what they expect of you first.

SMS is a joke. I've seen it used more than once to cover up willfully neglegent errors that have caused aircraft to nearly pile up. Only the skill of the pilot and sh*thouse luck kept people from being killed.

Any system that allows an organization to investigate itself is pure stupidity.

Let's use the new thread created to discuss the engineer debate, and no pilots shouldn't be called bus drivers. Bus drivers have a more difficult job.

When someone asks me what I do my reply is aircraft mechanic, everyone I've told that to has a general idea of what I do with that reply. I don't care what we are called as long as my credentials are given the recognition they deserve.

Do we have to get into this again? Aircraft Maintenace Engineer is a term borrowed from English aviation nomenclature and is used in many commonwealth countries. Anyways I think the bloke that started this thread was interested in engines.

Maybe he should read the original topic of this thread, what a moron. Him and rfc pilot should be banned from here.

"And for checking the low temp. end of the probe you just shove it up your ass and leave it there for a minute or so....if it reads 98.6 F. when you remove it, it is accurate at the low end also."

So could you reference your calibrated ass when you sign out the work?

I see BCIT got a new school but is it just as much of a crappy school as when I went through there?

Well there are 2 topics here that seem to get the most attention. Tools and Wages. I think tools are mostly subjective depending on what type of work you do and personal preference. I've had a few pow wows on the hangar floor over which tools are the best but at the end of the day it comes down to w...

Actually I think Canadian Tire has a lot more gadgets that are useless than anywhere else.

Well I don't know much about working in the US. I would like to point out though that AME schools seem to have a hard time filling the seats these days so I would take what you heard on the news with a bit of scepticism. Also if you plan to work overseas for your apprenticeship make sure that someon...

Nobody contributing to this changes the oil in their (ground) vehicles? Keeps snow tires on rims ready for winter? Resets their engine check lights with a cheap OBD tool? And on and on. I didn't think so. Well ok I do service the ground equipment, got snow tires ready to go and have an OBD tool and...

If you want to go north then look at Air Tindi, the pay isn't as good but its a decent place to work.

I think its either a maintenace related problem at the operators who've had "uncontrolled" landings or possibly a problem with a certain batch of material used in the construction. To target the whole fleet as unsafe is just not fair, horizon fly's the wings off the things and hasn't had a problem y...

Well I havn't seen any recent posts on here about them(correct me if i'm wrong). It is always possible that a company has changed and that is more or less what I was interested in. Maybe the bad rap they have within the biz has forced a change in the company or maybe not. I'd like to work overseas s...

First off I'm not looking to bash the company with this thread, since I've never worked for them and don't personally know anyone who has. All I have to go on is the very negative things said about them on here. More to the point I noticed they are advertising for overseas positions again and I thou...

Awesome reply, I think I read that in the engine manual or some other Garrett publication at one time.

The way I understand is that we do it to draw cool air through the engine along with the whole shaft bow deal. I usually pull about 30 blades through myself, maybe a few more than needed but thats depends on who you talk to.

I don't buy into the "living the dream" BS one bit. Anyone who subscribes to that crap is just getting screwed and doesn't know it yet.

I've seen my fair share of good ame's leave the biz in the last year or so. The main reason is the amount of money paid compared to the crap one has to deal with on the job. Myself I'm getting tired of going above and beyond only to get told my pay is above par, which is crap since I don't know any ...

A smart individual would work the oil patch to make that kind of money. Risking spending your 8 weeks back on the can isn't worth 100K

You ever try to get any other tradesman to work for you at 3 AM for what we get paid?

Thats just my thought for today