Take no notice of all those rude people. Welcome to the world of the intelligent, educated and generally superior aristocrats of the engineering world. Don't let the misspelled ramblings of the mentally challenged mechanical fraternity with their gravel rashed knuckles, sloping foreheads and protruding brow ridges concern you. You are joining an elite brotherhood. . .. .Certainly you will be expected to make the odd cup of tea, and sweep a floor or two here and there, but that's what apprentices are for. You will also be privileged to enter the mysterious world of a wide variety of instruments - both mechanical and electronic, automatic flight control systems, navigational systems, radio communications and radar equipment. Avionics requires the widest theoretical knowledge of all the engineering specialisms and spans from physics, aerodynamics and theory of flight, through subjects such as gyroscopic theory and inertial navigation to cover both both mechanical and electronic engineering. Avionic engineering isn't particularly well paid but it is interesting, absorbing and rewarding in itself. The light hearted anti-avionics banter that you have already encountered conceals a strong anti-avionics bias that exists in the airline engineering world; If you take no notice or better still, give as good as you get, that need be no bar to advancement. When I started out I also had no idea what was in store but Good Luck with your apprenticeship, I hope you have as much fun as I have had.. .. .**********************************. .Through difficulties to the cinema