(Del Rawlins) wrote in message ...
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 00:28:41 GMT, "Capt.Doug"
wrote:

It isn't just Miami- I had a newly licensed A&P wipe his thumb in an unknown
liquid on the asphalt ramp under an MD-80 and tell me it wasn't Skydrol
because it didn't burn his skin. I insisted it was. He insisted I didn't
know s**T because I wasn't an A&P. I grounded the airplane anyway. Then his
boss told him to replace a punctured hydraulic line in the horizontal stab.

D. (A&P)

That's an interesting topic to bring up because it seems like
everybody in aviation has a story about a new, know-it-all A&P who
turned out to not know ****. And while I have no doubt that the
reputation has been justly earned over the years, as a recent licensee
it is kind of frustrating to have people just assume that because you
haven't had your certificate long that you are automatically a
dumbass. It isn't a huge problem for me because I have about 10 years
on most of the guys finishing school but it is an attitude that is
definitely out there. Being aware of this, I try very hard not to
project the "know it all" attitude which is sometimes a fine line to
walk because I do know a *few* things about airplanes and I need to be
able to get that across too. And the same can be said for a lot of
industries but in aviation it is more like a religious principle.


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Del;

Two things first, treat the pilots as your customers and act like a
professional.You probably wouldn't call a paying customer that comes
into your shop a moron (even if he is). You will be surprised how it
works, generally you will be treated the same. Occaisionally you will
run into a crewmember that is a complete butthole but I found that to
be rare.I think for every stupid pilot trick I have seen an equally
stupid mechanic trick.Second,a long resume is not an antidote for
stupidity or plain incompetence.I have worked with some really good
guys from airlines such as Eastern or PAA. On the other hand there
were some that I had working for me that I couldn't get rid of fast
enough.

Frank M Hitlaw
Jakarta