AMT – 100 General Aircra0 Technology What Is Wrong With This Picture? Picture provided
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Seth Van Nuys
What is the base price? Ford - $14,100 base price
What is the base price? Cessna 172S - $289,500 base price
Air-conditioning - $31,785
What is the average price for the lowest priced Boeing aircra0? Over $76 Million
Industry Numbers •  How big is the new order backlog for Airbus and Boeing? Over 10,700 aircra0 !  Over $1 trillion !  EsLmated at $4.4 trillion over the next 20 years !
•  Value of the F-­‐35 program? !
Over $1,450,000,000,000 (trillion) •  Number of new commercial airline maintenance technicians need over the next 20 years? !
601,000 •  Herb Spenner IntroducLon hspenner@gavilan.edu !  (408) 314-­‐1610 !
•  Office Hours – 1/2 before •  Background Electrical Engineer – Purdue, A&P – Gavilan College !  Designed display, navigaLon and computer systems for Army, Navy, Air Force, NATO & NASA !  Pilot !  IA (InspecLon AuthorizaLon) !  Mechanic, Instructor, Inspector and FAA Liaison for Part 147 Repair Center !
FAA CerLficaLon General 400 Hours AMT100 & 101 Airframe Powerplant 750 Hours AMT 110 & 111 750 Hours AMT 120 & 121 General Aircra0 Technology •  FAA Part 147 •  FAA RaLngs General – requirement but not a raLng !  Airframe !  Powerplant !
•  Required Hours General – 400 !  Airframe – 750 !  Powerplant -­‐ 750 !
Recommended AMT Path •  Two semesters of both General and Airframe •  A0er compleLon of General and Airframe classes, take Airframe CerLficate test Wrifen – General – 60 quesLons, Airframe – 100 !  4 to 8 hour oral/pracLcal that covers both General and Airframe !
•  Two semesters of Powerplant •  Powerplant wrifen & oral/pracLcal tests •  External tests cost about $1,100 to $1,200 General Aircra0 Technology •  Fall Semester Topics MathemaLcs !  Hand Tools & Measuring Devices !  Physics !  Fluid Lines & Figngs !  Aircra0 Materials, Processes & Hardware !  Aircra0 Cleaning & Corrosion Control !  Weight and Balance !  Human Factors !
Class Requirements •  AviaLon Maintenance Technician Handbook-­‐
General: FAA-­‐H-­‐8083-­‐30 !
With Human Factors Addendum •  Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and PracLces -­‐ Aircra0 InspecLon and Repair AC43.13-­‐1B/2B •  Standard AviaLon Maintenance Handbook – 2nd ediLon Class Requirements •  OpLonal – ASA Test Guides and So0ware General and Airframe Test Guide books !  Prepware so0ware !
•  Tools !
Review Recommended Tool List on Thursday •  Tools are a must for lab work !
Get a hacksaw (fixed frame) •  Blades – 18 or 24 TPI (teeth per inch) !
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Good ones -­‐ high speed steel or cobalt Look at ordering supplies with others to share shipping costs •  Red pen or pencil for test grading Class Requirements •  Class Website ilearn.gavilan.edu !  www.faa.gov !
•  Computers – opLonal !
FAA is encouraging use of computer •  Calculator !
Must have square root funcLon •  Recommend a TI-­‐30 IIS !
Cell phones can’t be used on tests Class Requirements •  Class -­‐ 8:00 – 10:30 !
Monday through Friday •  Follow Gavilan College Guidelines •  Follow FAA Rules !
AC 147-­‐3A •  Act Professional Respect the faciliLes !  Respect your colleagues !  Respect the profession !
Class Requirements •  Must use Lme card to punch in and out If you leave the general classroom vicinity, you must punch-­‐out !  Misbehavior is grounds for being punched out or dismissal !
•  Cell phone calls and texLng for emergencies only •  Special/tutorial services available •  FAA says you must read, write and speak English Class Requirements •  Afendance FAA requires 200 hours/semester !  Gavilan College – If you miss more than 8 ½ hours of class, you maybe dropped !  Miss more than 20 hours of class, you have a choice of receiving an F or dropping the class !  Makeup tests/quizzes are available if you noLfy Gavilan of your absence in advance !
•  Text or email me •  Call admin -­‐ 408-­‐852-­‐2861 •  Make-­‐up opportuniLes available Class Requirements •  Notebook For you future reference !  Include lecture notes, handouts and homework assignments !  Graded on how easy it is to lookup informaLon !
•  Well organized •  Neat •  More than copying class slides •  Notes !
Class Requirements Highlight important facts •  Helps with studying •  Helps with looking up informaLon Use your own words !  Put summary of topics on top of page !  Title/Highlight sub-­‐secLons !  Keep it up !
•  Report Class Requirements Topic – AviaLon History !  Must include a conclusion !  Typed !  Delivered by emailed in so0copy (PDF) !  At least 1,500 words !  Include reference footnotes !
•  Must be an arLcle or book reference •  URLs are not acceptable •  Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference !
Gavilan has wriLng resources if you need help Class Requirements •  Job PreparaLon Resume !  Cover lefer !  Thank you lefer !
Grading Requirement
Percentage
Points
Notebook
10%
100
Homework Assignments
10%
100
Research/Report Project
10%
100
Assignment Quizzes
10%
100
Sectional Exams
15%
150
Mid-Term Exam
10%
100
Final Exam
20%
200
Shop/Lab
15%
150
FAA Grading Requirements •  All secLonal – 70% minimum !
Only one makeup test will be given, but highest score will be 70% (none a0er mid-­‐term) •  70% minimum Average of homework !  Average of quizzes !  Notebook !  Report !  Labs !  Mid-­‐term !  Final !
Success SuggesLons •  Read the book before lecture •  Work on homework before lecture •  Start notebook today !
Use 1” and 3” ring binder •  Start the report as soon as possible •  Ask quesLons !
See me a0er class if you need extra help •  Follow safety rules •  Prepare for the end of the semester because it is busy Success SuggesLons •  Remember you are here to learn !
Search for understanding •  Understand the problem versus memorizing the answer !
Learn from your mistakes •  Look for your mistakes •  Understand why it is happening •  Take correcLve acLons •  “The chief trick to make good mistakes in not to hide them – especially not from yourself” – Daniel Dennef !
Learn from an acLvity versus only compleLng the acLvity •  Understand every step needed to complete an acLvity !
Ask quesLons!!! Industry Expert Comments QuesLon: If you could give only One piece of advice to a new (airman), what would it be? (Kevin Nelson – Founder Nelson AeroDynamiX, Corp.) Answer: Be a professional! If you don’t really know what that means, research it, look at other industries’ definiLons, other people’s definiLons; but become one! Be overtly professional and show your employers, or prospecLve employers, how deep it is set into you to be one. Don’t just walk and talk it; invest conLnually in being one. It takes a lot to be a professional, and its broad in scope.