eng123, before I left the RAF I couldn't even spell 'injuneer' now I are one.
If you read what I said earlier you might deduce that I'm an LAE, without an engineering degree. I acquired what you call 'letters after my name' and what I call professional recognition, through practical experience plus commitment. Commitment to engineering, to aviation and to standards. In your earlier post you tell us how hard LAEs work, how responsible the LAEs' position is and you also complain about the poor design that often makes life difficult. All this is true, we've all experienced these things, but what are you doing about them?
You can go on merely fixing aeroplanes and cursing the bad designs for the rest of your working life if you wish. On the other hand you could devise new tools [or modify existing ones] that work around poor access; you could think of some way of reworking badly designed installations and eliminate the problem, then submit the idea to the manufacturer for consideration as a design change. You are almost certainly aware of at least one safety hazard - don't just complain to colleagues about it, report it to the manufacturer and the regulators, including your suggestions for changes that might overcome the problem. Then you'd be a professional, a non-gradute one perhaps, but a professional for all that.
You've already made a step in the right direction by posting here, now go out and turn your frustration into useful energy and dare to make a difference. Good luck in your career and don't let the b@stards grind you down; we know that LAEs truly are salt of the earth - all we have to do is prove it.
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Through difficulties to the cinema
Last edited by Blacksheep; 9th March 2003 at 02:13.