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Forum: Engineers & Technicians
10th Feb 2021, 13:23
Replies: 2
Views: 1,116
Posted By Dodo56

Meggitt and Goodrich (both in UK) and Safran (in...

Meggitt and Goodrich (both in UK) and Safran (in France) all reclaim carbon disks and would have waste. You would have to contact them to see if they were willing to let any go. Every W&B shop...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
15th Mar 2013, 12:26
Replies: 21
Views: 11,487
Posted By Dodo56

MEL compliance should never be an issue in the...

MEL compliance should never be an issue in the world of scheduled airlines, which operate set route networks with contracted line engineering support. However on charters and business ops the...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
15th Mar 2013, 12:17
Replies: 62
Views: 37,188
Posted By Dodo56

As pretty much everyone else has advised, finish...

As pretty much everyone else has advised, finish your degree. You may be surprised how many jobs open up with that, and "office" jobs in this business don't tend to keep you behind a desk for very...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
31st Jan 2013, 15:44
Replies: 18
Views: 4,841
Posted By Dodo56

That's a shame, I always found him very well...

That's a shame, I always found him very well informed and ready to engage constructively. But then some of the moderation on this site can be a bit... arbitrary.
Forum: African Aviation
16th Nov 2012, 15:50
Replies: 5
Views: 7,789
Posted By Dodo56

They have a European management team and operate...

They have a European management team and operate BAe146, that's about all I know.
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
6th Jul 2012, 12:29
Replies: 62
Views: 11,581
Posted By Dodo56

The textbook answer is you should do what the...

The textbook answer is you should do what the Approved Data tells you to do, otherwise if anything goes wrong your ass is most surely grass.

However there are applications where it is quite...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
11th Jan 2012, 13:50
Replies: 4
Views: 1,207
Posted By Dodo56

As Capot says. Your best bet is to try and...

As Capot says.

Your best bet is to try and get on the books of a contract agency, however if you have no hands-on experience and only theoretical qualifications you may struggle to find one that...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
21st Jul 2011, 09:41
Replies: 54
Views: 8,551
Posted By Dodo56

This can be a real pain sometimes as continental...

This can be a real pain sometimes as continental (mainland European, not the airline!) folk often use a "1" with a very large oblique that can look like a "7" without the line through.

My pet...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Jul 2011, 12:51
Replies: 92
Views: 27,642
Posted By Dodo56

This is true. All you guys moaning about...

This is true.

All you guys moaning about how hard done by you are, you try the 9-5 bullsh!t a ground job brings, for a lot less money.

If you don't like the job you are in, there's a very...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
24th May 2011, 10:23
Replies: 11
Views: 3,903
Posted By Dodo56

Ashoo, whosaid1 is correct, the career path into...

Ashoo, whosaid1 is correct, the career path into tech services can be the degree route or via licensed engineering. It doesn't have to be flight performance analysis, in fact that would be more of...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd May 2011, 11:54
Replies: 11
Views: 3,903
Posted By Dodo56

Most (but not all) airlines look for TS engineers...

Most (but not all) airlines look for TS engineers to have been involved in hands-on maintenance previously, however a degree may also be an acceptable way in. Keep an eye on aviationjobsearch and...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Apr 2011, 12:01
Replies: 146
Views: 38,525
Posted By Dodo56

Crash pilot convicted of threatening passenger and investigator

In a rather odd case following on from this event: http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/414381-light-aircraft-down-oxfordshire.html

The pilot concerned has just been convicted of making threats....
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
7th Apr 2011, 15:49
Replies: 12
Views: 2,815
Posted By Dodo56

I absolutely agree apprenticeships are what's...

I absolutely agree apprenticeships are what's needed, though there's little that companies can do off their own backs as it's a long and expensive process, typically only to see their carefully...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
7th Apr 2011, 15:37
Replies: 11
Views: 4,045
Posted By Dodo56

Can't help with salary levels but the word from...

Can't help with salary levels but the word from friends over there is be prepared for a very high cost of living, especially accommodation. Salary may be tax free but living is definitely not. You...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
4th Apr 2011, 11:37
Replies: 36
Views: 4,901
Posted By Dodo56

If you have read the other zillion "I want to be...

If you have read the other zillion "I want to be an engineer" threads on here you may well have noticed the big Catch-22 is hands-on experience. If you can get that there are many routes to the...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
17th Mar 2011, 13:04
Replies: 190
Views: 29,027
Posted By Dodo56

TLTF if you ask the powers that be, the textbook...

TLTF if you ask the powers that be, the textbook answer would be if it's not deferrable and you haven't got a correctly certified part then it stays put until you have. But as an engineer you know...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
17th Mar 2011, 12:40
Replies: 12
Views: 2,815
Posted By Dodo56

RT as you have correctly spotted the course is...

RT as you have correctly spotted the course is just the first rung of the ladder, and the experience one is by far the hardest to get at present. If you have some hands-on experience already you may...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
22nd Feb 2011, 15:09
Replies: 32
Views: 2,796
Posted By Dodo56

Actually my own experience is pretty similar to...

Actually my own experience is pretty similar to Stressmerchant's, and I'm not in SA. I looked around for commercial jobs with my shiny new MBA under my arm but nobody was interested, they all wanted...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
21st Feb 2011, 13:21
Replies: 7
Views: 1,953
Posted By Dodo56

As Rigga says this is really down to AMM, but if...

As Rigga says this is really down to AMM, but if you're working off LAMS you may not have as much data as the bigger stuff normally provides. I know if you go over so many months on a turbine engine...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
21st Feb 2011, 13:05
Replies: 32
Views: 2,796
Posted By Dodo56

It depends what you hope to get out of it. Going...

It depends what you hope to get out of it. Going back to when Pontius was a Pilot, MBAs were for the select few from the likes of Harvard, Insead or Imperial. It was 2 years hard full time study and...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
17th Feb 2011, 11:27
Replies: 20
Views: 4,853
Posted By Dodo56

From what you say you're about as familiar with...

From what you say you're about as familiar with European MROs as I am Stateside ones. The problems you describe simply don't exist in Europe, and if as another guy suggested the FAA are doing their...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
10th Feb 2011, 11:10
Replies: 190
Views: 29,027
Posted By Dodo56

FWIW, you can get torque screwdrivers that will...

FWIW, you can get torque screwdrivers that will give you the correct torque. Place I used to work in used them for tightening the valve cores (which strictly speaking are also supposed to be torque...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2011, 11:03
Replies: 63
Views: 35,765
Posted By Dodo56

I wholeheartedly agree with you, in principle,...

I wholeheartedly agree with you, in principle, but sadly principle does not fill airplane seats and airlines are obligated to use their assets (which includes the good folk at the sharp end) to the...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
8th Feb 2011, 12:50
Replies: 5
Views: 8,392
Posted By Dodo56

Total loss of thrust would be the result of a...

Total loss of thrust would be the result of a catastrophic failure, maybe due to FOD or a major component breakage. Because engines are designed for this not to happen if at all possible, MTBF...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
8th Feb 2011, 12:45
Replies: 46
Views: 8,778
Posted By Dodo56

Most people get taught this on their first day in...

Most people get taught this on their first day in the training workshop. DO NOT PLAY WITH COMPRESSED AIR. Even at the fairly modest pressure that shop air runs at, it is possible for a blast of air...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd Feb 2011, 10:25
Replies: 83
Views: 9,619
Posted By Dodo56

Interesting thread, some great contributions from...

Interesting thread, some great contributions from the usual suspects (no surprise there then!). Genghis I suspect you have a similar background to mine as I am a Chartered Engineer but was never...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd Feb 2011, 09:44
Replies: 20
Views: 4,853
Posted By Dodo56

I'm with 32 on this ^. The imperatives on airline...

I'm with 32 on this ^. The imperatives on airline and 3rd party MRO's are exactly the same, to get a good safe job done at minimum cost/downtime. The authorities audit each to the same standards and...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd Feb 2011, 09:40
Replies: 46
Views: 8,778
Posted By Dodo56

Erm, no. The force trying to separate the wheel...

Erm, no. The force trying to separate the wheel halves is the tire, outboard of the tiebolts. The axle nut is inboard of the tiebolts. Therefore if there were to be a crack caused by tyre pressure...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd Feb 2011, 09:35
Replies: 46
Views: 8,778
Posted By Dodo56

What it says on the tin. Having run tire bays...

What it says on the tin. Having run tire bays for some years that's exactly what I have seen. Wheels assys returned for pressure loss, cracks in the hubs were found that were the source of the...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd Feb 2011, 09:20
Replies: 190
Views: 29,027
Posted By Dodo56

If the cap was the primary seal the gas would all...

If the cap was the primary seal the gas would all escape when you removed it. As you say, and correctly found from the OEM, it is a secondary seal whose main purpose is actually to keep dirt out not...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
6th Jan 2011, 11:45
Replies: 46
Views: 8,778
Posted By Dodo56

As some have mentioned, tie bolts are the issue...

As some have mentioned, tie bolts are the issue here. When the wheel is released from the shop the tie bolts have been inspected and can be considered to be serviceable. The same is not necessarily...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
6th Jan 2011, 11:28
Replies: 53
Views: 15,620
Posted By Dodo56

There have been many posts on here complaining...

There have been many posts on here complaining that "aircraft engineering ain't what it was", but that said it's always been something you have to want to do, and have to be prepared to do what it...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
30th Nov 2010, 10:38
Replies: 53
Views: 15,620
Posted By Dodo56

Seems to me like you've convinced yourself you're...

Seems to me like you've convinced yourself you're going to fail, and that it's somehow everybody else's fault.

There are jobs, and there are apprenticeships. Not many I'll grant you, and...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
11th Nov 2010, 14:07
Replies: 18
Views: 6,498
Posted By Dodo56

If the OP is asking about Continuing...

If the OP is asking about Continuing Airworthiness then there is no licensing as such, however M.A.707 lays out the qualifications for Airworthiness Review staff. It is certainly possible for a non...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
11th Nov 2010, 13:53
Replies: 17
Views: 2,775
Posted By Dodo56

As Beeline says, the wear pins are set to provide...

As Beeline says, the wear pins are set to provide sufficient lining material remaining to absorb a high energy stop such as RTO. Or on carbon brakes, sufficient disk thickness. Letting them go down...
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