Any AVs with questions, I can try to answer them.

[bhr07]

One question: do many AV's honestly love their field of work (considering if some of them never even thought about being one before they signed up for it)?

[Bingle]

Originally Posted by bhr07

One question: do many AV's honestly love their field of work (considering if some of them never even thought about being one before they signed up for it)?

Eh it's going to be a two part answer.

Part 1: The actually AT part of it, I do like, and so do others in my shop. I'm a electronic/computer nerd so that's why. I get to play with expensive electronics without paying for them, and if they break, then I get another. I also get free schooling on electronics. Every geak/nerd (or whatever word you want to call us), always wants to learn more about electronics.

Part 2: The bull shit, like replacing carpet (I work on a big boeing 707 with carpet on the floor panels) sucks ass. As I've found out AT stands for All Things, at least here in TACAMO.


With this being said, I wouldn't change my job. I might take a chance to go to the I level school just to get more schooling, but I would stay AT. ( I guess ET wouldn't really be bad, it's the same job just not on airplanes.)

[John213AV]

Ha! I like that...AL THINGS.

So essentially the AT may troubleshoot electronics, and install it if they can fix it.

The AE is taking a part that needs more in depth work, and giving it back to the AT, so the AT can take it back to its vehicle and install it...right?

[Bingle]

Originally Posted by John213AV

Ha! I like that...AL THINGS.

So essentially the AT may troubleshoot electronics, and install it if they can fix it.

The AE is taking a part that needs more in depth work, and giving it back to the AT, so the AT can take it back to its vehicle and install it...right?

No....AT-O level takes the part from the plane (trouble shoots) and installs a new one if needed. Sends it to AT-I to more in depth work to be done, then they most likely send it to civilians because they can only do so much.

AE work on the wiring in the plane. I forget what all for, sorry.

[Iamchriswest]

Hey do you get to make a dream sheet on what aircraft you would like?? I would love helo's or maybe f18s and I would definitely love to be in San diego

[John213AV]

Originally Posted by Iamchriswest

Hey do you get to make a dream sheet on what aircraft you would like?? I would love helo's or maybe f18s and I would definitely love to be in San diego

From what I understand from a friend who just went through A school as an AT, you do get a dream sheet. If your the top of your class you will get to pick what u want for orders. So you wil see that if you want to be in San Diego and work on a helo, then pick that order.

If your not at the top ( I think top 1-3 get to pick) then you will get out into whatever is available that closest fits what you wanted.

Make sense?

[Iamchriswest]

Oh alright, makes sense. Ima try my hardest to be in the too cause i dont want to end up with something i dont like. I really dont want to get fixed wing but if it happens it happens.