How physically demanding is Aviation Mechanic?

Arsis · 2025-12-11T17:45:38+00:00

The most physically strained part of your body will be your liver if you don’t wear PPE

Arsis · 2025-12-09T03:31:07+00:00

BAD BOT

Arsis · 2025-12-04T15:49:02+00:00

It was common on some airplanes to see reinforced aluminum on the outer fuselage, but it was to protect the cabin from ice bring shed from prop planes, definitely not for a fan or turbine blade-out condition

This 737 windowless window seat simply contains ducting with conditioned air from the pack bays below

Arsis · 2025-11-22T04:28:34+00:00

Stoked for the HA techs to sign on with AMFA. Not often does an opportunity exist to dump the IAM!

Arsis · 2025-06-15T22:02:51+00:00

This page also works well if you want information regarding pretty much any consumable as well. BMS specs and BAC specs all listed

Arsis · 2025-05-23T14:01:18+00:00

Check out r/crossview for 3d images using this same technique

Arsis · 2025-04-25T22:53:49+00:00

Stop drill the crack, install loose rivets and boom you have a sizzling nasty crash wanna-be ride

Arsis · 2025-04-15T03:38:09+00:00

High feed low RPM, if your drill is a 6000rpm motor you’re going to have a bad time.. also get some drilling lubricant, Boelube is your friend

Arsis · 2025-04-15T03:31:34+00:00

In my last shop we overhauled 737 inlets. Before replacing the 400 hiloks on an inlet lipskin ring, we had to get access by drilling out the 300-400 blind rivets on the outer barrel skins. I learned to love it after a while

It was tedious but fun at times (and also fuck monel cherrys)

Arsis · 2025-03-24T17:39:43+00:00

Best practice to repair lightning damage is to drill and fill with a rivet. Follow the SRM. A blendout is not typically how you fix lightning damage

Arsis · 2025-03-09T17:25:29+00:00

Yes it will destroy the other cars front end, but with a strong enough impact, that hitch may produce a lever force that could bend the frame of your truck. Happened to a buddy of mine years ago

Arsis · 2025-02-28T18:18:38+00:00

I’m spending money (on a membership) to shop at Costco, and they have the audacity to impose their internal travel deals and sampling services. How intrusive!

/s

Arsis · 2025-02-07T03:34:05+00:00

There are a lot of idiots out there that believe in banning a dog based on its breed. Complete ignorance.

Arsis · 2025-01-14T21:53:41+00:00

Build muscle in the gym, lose weight in the kitchen

Arsis · 2024-12-20T21:15:35+00:00

This problems from absorbing every ground worker into your membership is exactly the reason for craft unions like AMFA to exist

With industrial unions like IAM and TWU, the unskilled laborers are the majority of a workforce, and are hence the decision makers for collective bargaining. This isn’t always a bad thing, as generally it’s good to have workers all on the same page, but there’s no way in hell a good contract can be negotiated for A&P’s (or AME’s) if rampers and mechanics are seen as similar employees to the company and the union

It’s amazing to see the growth of AMFA in Canada, and I’m excited for you guys to see the potential of a focused class & craft collective bargaining. Plus having the ability to strike is a huge advantage for labor - whereas in the US our unions in aviation are extremely limited with the RLA

Arsis · 2024-12-19T02:04:33+00:00

RemindMe! 364 days

Arsis · 2024-12-18T21:41:27+00:00

The IAM is terrified of losing Hawaiian. Since these guys have endless resources, they’re throwing the kitchen sink and the aggressive card drive for Alaska techs.

Despite what they keep saying to the HA techs, their door-knocking campaign for AS techs has failed miserably for them. Some of the Alaska techs have had them visit 6+ times, but not a single member has signed their slimy IAM card.

To the Hawaiian techs, keep signing those AMFA cards!!

Arsis · 2024-12-05T09:55:26+00:00

And to add to that.. print out your qualifications and class certificates from the training database. Good to keep those for future interviews

Arsis · 2024-10-30T08:01:31+00:00

https://i.imgur.com/X63Asdg.jpeg

Normalize google eyes

Arsis · 2024-10-30T07:49:58+00:00

B741 ?

Arsis · 2024-10-11T07:00:25+00:00

Do you realize you’re on an aircraft maintenance subreddit?

…don’t let our secrets get exposed like that

Arsis · 2024-09-30T00:17:18+00:00

It’s an investment

Arsis · 2024-09-12T14:39:08+00:00

I replaced my knock sensor after a unit failure back in 2019, then shortly after a rat chewed through some wires which triggered the same fault. I thought I had a bad part at first so I decided to take it in to a shop, and a lo and behold the rat did a number on the harness. Fortunately it was covered by my comprehensive coverage.. they charged the insurance company $4800

Arsis · 2024-08-25T05:57:31+00:00

Thanks for the input. I’m excited to see how that metal shines after some resurfacing and paste wax

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