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March 1, 2005
Ready or Not, 145 Training is the Law
Ready or Not, 145 Training is the Law Training programs for those who work at 14 CFR Part 145 repair stations become mandatory on April 6, 2005. As of that date, most repair stations (depending on their date of certification) must have an FAA-approved...
February 1, 2005
Helicopters
Big Al's "Heads-Up" Award The highlight of my helicopter-logging day came when I finally got to set that last turn of stupid logs down in the log landing and head for Service. Eight hours in the saddle was plenty for a guy who's long in tooth. My...
February 1, 2005
Peening Proves Promising Process
You'll never look at metal the same after attending shot peening training classes at an Electronics Incorporated seminar. Shot peening is one of those techniques that we've all heard about but about which few of us know much beyond the fact that it involves...
October 1, 2004
Obsolescence Group Aids European Industry
Obsolescence Group Aids European Industry The growing problem of early part and component obsolescence caused by the rapid pace of technological change is being met by a U.K. organization specifically formed to aid industry with these growing...
October 1, 2004
Certification and Training of NDT Personnel
Certification and Training of NDT Personnel The training, certification, and documentation of aviation maintenance personnel has been a longstanding concern of the industry. Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics, avionics technicians, and certificated...
September 1, 2004
Helicopters
Rolls-Royce FIRST Network Sees Continued Success Late last year, Rolls-Royce began the process of launching a new Model 250 customer-service effort called the full-service integrated Rolls-Royce service team or FIRST. The new network comprises Rolls-Royce's...
September 1, 2004
Bogus Parts Broker Gets Jail
Tempio Pausania, Italy--Enzo Fregonese, 75 year old owner of Panavia-tion, an aircraft spare parts broker company located in Rome, Italy on February 26th was sentenced by the District Court of Tempio Pausania in Sardegna to serve a 15-month jail sentence for...
July 1, 2004
The Aviation Maintenance Annual Salary Survey
Co-Sponsored by PAMA By Kathleen Kocks Last year aircraft maintenance professionals gained good ground in terms of compensation. This year they gave some of it back. There is no pleasant way to report this: According to Aviation Maintenance's 2004...
May 1, 2004
A&O Composites Tackles Niche Component Market
The leftovers of a Cold War strategic bomber base in the Texas Panhandle town of Amarillo have become quarters fine enough for a company that's becoming increasingly well-known for its expertise in composite structures. Standing outside the 1950s-era hangar...
May 1, 2004
Editorial
There is a large airline that operates DC-10s. This airline has a big problem. The fundamental problem is that if a mechanic screws up and damages an airplane at this airline, there is a formal punishment process that is invoked. And if the mechanic screws up...
May 1, 2004
Something New in IA Renewal
Few aspects of aircraft operation generate more discussion, controversy, and outright dispute than piston-engine powerplant management. And with the advent of modern graphic engine-monitoring systems, aviation maintenance technicians find themselves more...
April 1, 2004
Motivating Mechanics, Part 2
In the February issue, we discussed intrinsic (internal) and extrinsic (external) motivation and the benefits of each. This time, let's discuss the measurement of motivational levels, how to determine them, and what they mean. One of the concepts introduced...
March 1, 2004
Big Iron Comes to San Berdoo
The skies over Rialto, California are sweetened by a familiar sound these days. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's (SBSD) Aviation Division's gorgeous Sikorsky H-3 is now the "Big Iron" in the Valley, with just over a hundred hours on the clock...
March 1, 2004
Industry Focus: Workplace/Training:
Fielding a PAMA Olympics Team Perhaps your organization has entertained the idea of competing in the PAMA Aviation Maintenance Olympics but was somewhat intimidated by the process of selecting and preparing a team. The competition is a series of events...
December 1, 2003
My Story
This story was originally published in Collier’s magazine December 25, 1948 and is reprinted here with the permission of the Charles E. Taylor family. Taylor and Ball wrote this story in 1948. It was a hot June night in Dayton. It must have been a...
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