AAIB Famil'.

[woptb]

I & several colleagues have been invited for a famil' day to Farnborough with the AAIB. Has anyone done the same? Was it interesting/worthwhile?

[fernytickles]

Go for it. Tho' I'm not sure whether you mean a familiarisation day or a family day? I visited there at the end of the last century and found it absolutely fascinating. I honestly believe that if every pilot-to-be was taken on a tour, the AAIB would have far fewer accidents to investigate.

[Genghis the Engineer]

Yes, and yes.

G

[c-bert]

Guys,

I am currently working as a Safety Enginner and was wondering about a job at the AAIB. Do vacancies ever come up?

[Genghis the Engineer]

Guys,
I am currently working as a Safety Enginner and was wondering about a job at the AAIB. Do vacancies ever come up?

Occasionally, usually looking for CEng, probably a second degree, and ideally a fair bit of breadth of industry experience - particularly in design and/or ops. They like some flying experience as well. The jobs that come up most often seem to be in ADR reading and analysis.

G

[c-bert]

Hmm, thanks. Well, my degree is in Aero Eng, although it's my only one and I have a PPL. Any chance I could sneak in at the bottom of the structure as I'm still only 26?

[Genghis the Engineer]

Hmm, thanks. Well, my degree is in Aero Eng, although it's my only one and I have a PPL. Any chance I could sneak in at the bottom of the structure as I'm still only 26?

It's always worth a try isn't it!, although I'd have thought that going for your CEng as early as possible may give you an advantage.

G

[Mark 1]

They occasionally advertise for inspectors in 2 categories - engineering and operations. The ops post usually require previous experience as a senior airline pilot.

I applied for the engineering post a year or so ago (along with ~500 others) and have CEng, CPL, FI and aerospace engineering experience; but I didn't make the final cut.

Flight International classifieds are a likely place to find their ads.