for those working in aviation industries...
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how are the working conditions for an aircraft maintanence engineer? alot of OT? issit physically demanding?
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I'm not an engineer but I can tell you that it's long hours, shift work, high responsibility etc.Originally posted by coldstar:how are the working conditions for an aircraft maintanence engineer? alot of OT? issit physically demanding?
Great pay.....ranging from approx. $3,000 to $12,000 per month. -
damn sounds tough man. is shift work compulsory? n how long issit? 12 hrs?
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Of course shift work is compulsory. Airports and airplanes are operating 24/7.Originally posted by coldstar:damn sounds tough man. is shift work compulsory? n how long issit? 12 hrs?
Not sure about shift hours but there's a lot of OT.
Why don't you go terminal 1 and check out the smoking area behind Burger King? That's a hangout for engineers and technicians. -
Alot of responsibilities involved. Everything is by the book. No slacking. If you signed off a maintenance check, you have to make sure they're all done properly. If the aircraft you serviced experiences technical difficulties and they trae the source of error back to poor servicing and you happen to be the one that signed out that particular affected component, you're done for.
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If I'm not mistaken, SIAEC and ST Aero are the only 2 companies in singapore that offer LAE trainee/apprentice schemes.
Can anyone provide more info on the differences between the 2?
Number of years (training and bond) ?
Salary (before and after training) ?
Working hours (shift, OT, etc) ?
Benefits ?
Aircraft type rating (bond) ?
Planes that you'll be working on?
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The responsibility is so high. Alot of shift work is gonna screw up your social life? How long u have to work before u go into a management role(like 8-5)? Do you need to have a degree for promotion?
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7 yrs bond
MUST pass LAE (which means, loads of exams)
Usually shift work
Most importantly, a whole lot of responsibility. -
If u're in SP in aerospace courses got exemption. The CAAS paper is negative marking, means u not sure better not tikum answer.
So the job scope is more technical side or paperwork? I guess is somewhere in between, so u have to liase with ur head manager, n the technicials below u. Sandwiched. Sure stress. -
Shift workOriginally posted by coldstar:how are the working conditions for an aircraft maintanence engineer? alot of OT? issit physically demanding?
Long hours and yes alot of OT
You will want to do OT anyway coz there is where the money is
As for the physically demanding bit, I guess it depends if you are on the ball or not
Sure you can slack around but ultimately it looks bad on you.
If you are with SIAEC, it depends if you are posted to the hanger or the airport itself. If you are at the airport on the QAT, you get to fly overseas often especially when there is an AOG
The responsibility is very high though for this job coz dun forget if you screw up, hundreds of lives are in your hands -
ST Aero got trainee program meh?Originally posted by sarius:If I'm not mistaken, SIAEC and ST Aero are the only 2 companies in singapore that offer LAE trainee/apprentice schemes.
Can anyone provide more info on the differences between the 2?
Number of years (training and bond) ?
Salary (before and after training) ?
Working hours (shift, OT, etc) ?
Benefits ?
Aircraft type rating (bond) ?
Planes that you'll be working on?
Others? -
Yes.Originally posted by elspeth:ST Aero got trainee program meh?
btw can the mods combine this aviation forum and the other one?
http://flight.sgforums.com/
Just a suggestion since they're both basically about the same thing.
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I know this guy who has to fly alot. Stay in hotel long term (6-8months) and sponsored by his airline company.
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anyone here from SP DARE? hahahaha
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Erm i SP DASE. counted?
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u need to grow a pair of wings on ur back
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The new SAR 66 standard means that there will be no penalty for wrong answers unlike the previous SAR 7 papers.Originally posted by Li4nGsteR:If u're in SP in aerospace courses got exemption. The CAAS paper is negative marking, means u not sure better not tikum answer.
Btw, if your course in SP is based on the SAR 7 modules, I don't think you'll be exempted from any of the SAR 66 papers. -
From what we know we are exemted for it, if not
_|_ to the poly lols i'm 3rd year liao lo.
The papers are not negative marking anymore? Is there any source? thanks
Still pondering to go uni after ns anot, cause it seems like the entry level between a diploma holder and degree holder is the same. -
SAR 66
APPENDIX 2
BASIC EXAMINATION STANDARD
1.5 Penalty marking will not be applied on the multiple-choice papers.
SAR-66_Issue2.pdf
But note that there is a new paper with 4 essay questions.
I don't know if your course is preparing you for SAR 7 or SAR 66. If it's SAR 66, then there's no problem. Better check with your lecturers or course coordinators. -
oh ok, after reading i'm sure the poly prepared for us SAR-66. I read these b4 in human factors studies module. Thanks again
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hey r there any ite students frm yr course?Originally posted by r0mE_27:anyone here from SP DARE? hahahaha -
Sure got de. but they are around 4 pointers in their course in ITE.Originally posted by elspeth:hey r there any ite students frm yr course? -
they got cca during their time in ite?
i'm still thinking whether shld go for DARE or Mech. if Mech i can skip 1 yr.
coz i'm old liao... in my 20s...
but one the other hand i wana enter aero industry that's why i made the switch from IT -
My syllabus is really SAR 7 me last batch of SAR 7 b4 they change it.
LOL ok go uni after my NS can liao