A+P L.A.M.E.
HI FOLKS - I HAVE RECENTLY RETIRED AFTER 55 YRS IN THE AVIATION BUSINESS AS A+P ETC. I STARTED APPRENTISHIP ON SHORTS SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS - SIMILAR TO QF 'C' CLASS BOATS - RIGHT THRO TO B.777 / A.380 - AND INC. MOST MILITARY AIRCRAFT - INC. SR-71 .
I WOULD ONLY ENCOURAGE ANY YOUNG GUY TO HAVE A GO - ITS THE ULTIMATE IN THE ENGINEERING WORLD I ASSURE YOU .
NO OTHER INDUSTRY COMES CLOSE TO IT . YOU WILL ALSO MEET SOME OF THE GREATEST FOLKS YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO MEET + TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD . DON'T THINK OF IT AS A LIFETIME AT QF . IF YOU ARE GOOD AT THE JOB - YOU WILL BE HEADHUNTED BY OTHER OUTFITS . COULD BE ON OIL RIG HELOS - OR ON EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANES ?
NO , I DONT WORK FOR QF - THEY WERE MY CUSTOMER FOR MANY YEARS WHEN I HAD MY J.C.A.I. COMPANY SUPPLYING THEM + R.A.A.F. WITH SUCH EQPT. AS NI -CADS / NI CAD ANALYZERS - HOBART G.P.U.s ETC . - SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A LIFETIME AS AN A+P = L.A.M.E. - WE ALL GET A BIT FED UP WITH THE SNAP ON SPANNER WORK - ESP. IN THE ICE / SNOW / WET / WIND ETC.
IF YOU LOVE AIRPLANES IT HELPS - I STILL DO - THANX J.C.