Couldn't agree more Ghengis - 10 years in the barns gave me the confidence to stand, somewhat shakily at first, on my own 2 Line engineers feet. Now, after a further 20 years on line which has seen the industry provide me with a good living and all the essential and non essential travel an individual could ask for, I am still keen to learn and ALWAYS want to know what the fix was if I have had to defer it back to the base.
Attitude just about sums it up. A good hangar guy is worth his weight in gelt - just glad it isn't me any more though.