Kuchan,

I think I keep a very good professional relationship with the engineers who look after my aircraft. We have respect for each other.

However, banter like that from "wotpb" always deserves a return hit as it comes over the net. ;)

That's interesting. I had an ARB licence which included a 'B' overhaul licence and I did have to write a thesis as well as Oral,Multi Choice and Written as well as a practical which caused all sorts of problems as it required having an aircraft available for half a day. This was in the early '70s of course.

Wow, that was before my time.

I remember a guy in Lasham having 2 digit number in his licence.

Mine was five.

[QUOTE]Here in the USA we are titled as "technitions". I would much prefer the title of Engineer, once you looze it it will be gone forever. We are actually classified as unskilled labour thanks to airlines before my time such as Eastern. Aircraft maintenance to them is what a car is to us, a liability not an asset. This cultural ideal is distructive and dangerous, they don't seem to understand the concept of you get what you pay for! The bean counters have no scale for quality = reliability, or are pressured not to venture into this issue as it would reveal a costly answer.



:ok: agree

I working on the line for a US carrier here in Europe .

When asked by an FA if I'm a Mechanic(k). I say No. They fix cars and earn more money than I do. I'm an AMT. They go off confused, sometimes it's just too easy :p

For that sin I sometimes also have the pleasure of working legacy United. A very very different airline. Specially SFO 747 crews. There I'm treated as aircraft housekeeping. The seem to expect me to blow noses and wipe:mad:. Retireing soon :E

You remind me of an argument I had with a young scientist who was being difficult over wearing a nomex flying suit on board a research aircraft. His argument against it? - "It makes me look like an engineer."

Clearly his appreciation that (a) the boss is an engineer and quite proud of the fact, and (b) the boss has spent a lot of his life in a nomex flying suit, was weak!

G

Wow, so there you have it, blackheads theory of mechanics - It's only nuts and bolts arranged differently! Only took 30 years to work that out? I think somebody has been smoking too much herbal medicine in a PNG jungle, but then again maybe the nut and bolt theory is a conspiracy?

@gobble a duck
WOW, please elucidate on this most excellent expose of a new theory of relativity.
As in all mechanics is relative.

Cheers