Today concludes my first week at Missionary Maintenance Services here in Ohio. So far I've learned a lot! They decided to put me through basic training, which is the training they give to all their apprentices. That's really cool because I'm not an apprentice yet, just an intern!
So far I've learned about a lot of specialized tools for aircraft maintenance, including an overview of what I'll need to get eventually. After that, I spent a lot of time learning about the big huge shear machiney thing that is used to cut sheets of aluminum precisely where you want. I then spent a day or two refining some sheets of metal to VERY exact dimensions and sanding them to make the edges all shiny. Irritatingly, with a good ruler you can tell if the sheet is out of dimension by 1/64th of an inch or smaller.
The past few days have been spent riveting. It took a while, but I'm fairly competent at riveting now! Drilling out the mistakes was easier for me.
All the people working here are great! I love working with people who know where they want to be.
That's all for now, just a preliminary post!
Will
~There are about 5 guys here from MAF UK with British accents and it's great. Favorite quote so far in a British accent: "What is it with dustpan brushes in this place!? It's the sock monster gone mad!"
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