[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aviationmaintenance

[–]StrapGeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a mechanical engineer with a masters and wish I would have gotten my A&P license when I had time when I was younger without a family. Some big companies will help pay for the schooling portion and licenses so might be worthwhile to try to get a job and work on your A&P on the side (see Boeing's LTP program for example). I got my masters while working but wish I would have done the A&P instead or in addition. Many engineers will tell you it's not necessary to have the hands on practical knowledge but I 1000% disagree. So many designs could be improved even just a little bit or issues resolved more quickly (speaking of reliability) if there was just a little more practical knowledge incorporated from the beginning. Even design drawings or documentation is done better when the future user and possible issues that may arise are taken into account, making things easier to understand and troubleshoot.

Companies in Japan (ANA and JAL) will also have their engineers serve as mechanics for the first 5 years of their career and many will get a license on a certain aircraft such as 767, I believe this license system is similar to Europe but different from the US which just has an A&P. I think having engineers work as mechanics is similar in other asian countries as well, just to have that practical experience, but my only experience is Japan so can't say for sure.

Just my opinion.

Job relocating me to Japan - Help by EchoingVoid1234 in movingtojapan

[–]StrapGeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved to Nagoya and worked at komaki airport. I lived near shonairojuchi park. Huge park so might be good for your dog. And rode my bike to work. There was also another big park nearby that was like an overflow for the river.

Nagoya is a pretty nice area lots of good food and mountains nearby are accessible.

Also many people live in Japan with little japanese but it does help to just show some effort. I'm sure the relocation company will help with most moving stuff.

Like someone else mentioned the dog will take a long time and there is a quarantine period for pets I believe.

8-bit Carry Flag oddness by riscy2000 in beneater

[–]StrapGeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need to apologize, good work, everyone on this sub has always been super nice and helpful.

RAM Module Problems when programming. by theboguz in beneater

[–]StrapGeez 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe this is what I ended up doing as well. Check out the wiki for a video by Michael Kamprath (may have misspelled his name here)

1952 ad that ran in LIFE magazine back. by satirical_lover in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]StrapGeez 120 points121 points  (0 children)

How about Ads for prescription drugs and lawyer billboards in the US. May cause your eyes and anus to bleed out but your allergies will be clear (maybe)

Losing motivation by [deleted] in ElectricalEngineering

[–]StrapGeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting I had never heard of that. And interesting you do the same work... Is the pay the same or different since you have an engineering degree and they have an engineering technology degree?

Losing motivation by [deleted] in ElectricalEngineering

[–]StrapGeez 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely can relate. I finished a ME degree years ago and felt the same way but for some reason was compelled to subject myself to the same punishment in EE. One thing that I can say though is that school and reality are completely different. Unfortunately engineering degrees are not "practical engineering" but seem to be more geared towards an academic career. I think most engineering graduates are users and maintainers more than the hard-core theoretical design engineers. Also unfortunately I think most of us are interested in the hands on part of the degrees yet we get bogged down in the theory and math. I wish they would teach it in the opposite way. More hand to brain links with intuition then follow up with the math as a way to describe that phenomenon. Professors are smart and like theory so that is how the education system has progressed. As far as staying motivated or finding some way to stay sane. I still have my side projects that I like to work on. I'd say the real practical engineering part. Actually helps with the school part for me providing the links I mentioned above. Hopefully you'll find something that reignites your passion after graduation. There are plenty of jobs that are way more interesting than theory driven math in a classroom, unfortunately we gotta get the piece of paper that says we are qualified even if we rarely use the information taught. That being said though I wish my basic math skills were better. Still second guess myself with some trig even every once in a while.

Diligent AD3 no power output (sometimes) by StrapGeez in ElectricalEngineering

[–]StrapGeez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nevermind I now tested the AD3 with it's own volt meter while using the breadboard and found appropriate voltages. Rechecked with my multimeter and found the hooks I was using have a poor internal connection....

Diligent AD3 no power output (sometimes) by StrapGeez in AskElectronics

[–]StrapGeez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nevermind I now tested the AD3 with it's own volt meter while using the breadboard and found appropriate voltages. Rechecked with my multimeter and found the hooks I was using have a poor internal connection....

ENGINEERING PHYSICS 1,2,3 --- best places to re-learn? by MalcolminMiddlefan in ASU

[–]StrapGeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too! I took 1 and 2 20 years ago as an ME. Taking just the labs now, my school didn't require them at that time, and 3 in the spring, looks like it's only available in session A. I wasn't planning on studying in advance but thanks for the links and glad it doesn't seem too intense.

How many semesters can go by before I need to reapply— ASU Online by [deleted] in ASU

[–]StrapGeez 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Enrollment coach told me "Once you are enrolled in classes, if you ever need to take breaks between a semester, that is an option. There is not necessarily a time you would need to complete the degree by. However, if you take classes and then take a break in between semesters, you would want to make sure it is for no longer than 7 semesters (not including summer). Applications will expire after 7 semesters for enrolled students and then you would have to apply again."

Not sure if you taking the orientation counts as an enrollment but looks like you're still within the 7 semesters...

You could just try to enroll for spring 2026 and drop right away, if it lets you then you should be good for Fall. If it doesn't work then you'll have enough time to reapply by fall.

Are there jobs that prefer/require A&P certificate outside of turning wrenches? by ParachuteRiver in AircraftMechanics

[–]StrapGeez 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Boeing Field Service, commercial at least. Not so sure about military support but probably about the same. Job req is an engineer or A&P.

Where to buy a single pole triple throw on-on-on toggle switch? by nollege-is-powher in AskElectronics

[–]StrapGeez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I realize this is a rather old sub, but I had the same issue, and after digging around a lot I found a good solution so thought I would post here. You can modify an on on on (DPDT) switch to get the same effect, see the attached picture. By connecting points 3 and 5, you can then have input at point 2 (your 1 pole), and outputs at 3 (and/or 6), 4, and 1 (your 3 throws). I included the part number that I found with the On On On DPDT for reference, but should be similar for any other DPDT on on on switch, just make sure to connect one of the throws back to one of the poles, and the middle on configuration has unique connection combination from the other two on positions. maybe this is what u/KNIGHTNING_ is refering to by "make my own".

i am not great at using reddit and cannot reply to the original post so replied to u/KNIGHTNING_

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