I don't think a "Day in the life of " me would help you very much.
"A year in the life of Me", might though but I'm unwilling to type that.
life as a LAE can be very varied. First - repetitive - if, say doing the same checks on the same A/C type, ad neuseum, (and maybe even the same zone on the same aircraft for weeks/months at some places). I've done that.
Life as a roving AOG recoverer can be a bit more exciting, traveling to far off places, gaining access to secure aprons with no language skills can be challenging, frustrating but also rewarding. Different jobs each time.
Line work is ok but can get boring too - doing fairly lightweight work. Best at places where you also go in the hangar when larger jobs are needed rather than sending the aircraft away and never getting involved.
Lots of aircraft work can be low skill and mundane when you know what you're doing and that's boring BUT required. Some jobs are very complex and very satisfying to rectify when you suspect others may have struggled, these are the good days!
Lots of LAE's writing on these boards (Airmech etc) do seem to be in the wrong job. If I hated it as much as some of them do, I'd change paths.
It's NOT all roses, the hours can be long some days in very difficult conditions but by God, the beer tastes good in the bar afterwards.
As an experienced LAE, you can also get involved in management, planning, tech services, repping, claims, lease transfers, MCC/LMC etc etc.
That's kind of what I do - keep things fresh and learn new aspects of the job. It's a long life to do the same !!!! all the time.
Hope that helps a bit
Last edited by Vortechs Jenerator; 4th February 2008 at 10:17.