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07-13-2006, 04:24 PM
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#31 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Yeah they are great. Lots of fun too, but if you are going to dish them out like that, you have to be willing to take them too.
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07-13-2006, 09:22 PM
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#32 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | I seem to be alittle late, but better than never. Way to go PlanD!!
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07-14-2006, 12:11 AM
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#33 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | I must have missed it earlier. Congrats, d! Following in your father's footsteps?
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07-14-2006, 07:19 AM
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#34 | | Senior Member
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07-15-2006, 05:50 AM
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#35 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | I've just found out there's a place in a nearby town for an aerospace engineering apprenticeship, on account of the fact they say a C at GCSE Maths isn't essential and it's a NVQ (which stands for Not Very qualified) 2 course i think I'll pass and stay with A-levels, although they're now trying to make A-levels harder to make the really bright students stand out..........
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07-15-2006, 08:40 AM
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#36 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Yeah, I am Eric. I don't know exactly where I'm going to end up at the moment, that's the beauty of it. I was told we were going to visit Airbus design team during the course, and some people might like to apply for them during the two years. I never know, somewhere along the line I could want to design aircraft (not likely).
That sounds like a crock, lanc, we have to have Maths, Science and English at C or above. And two other GCSEs C or above. We get a BTEC National Diploma in Aerospace Engineering, Level 3. Which can lead to EASA Part 66 studies for the Aircraft Maintenance Licence. Which I want.
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07-16-2006, 01:36 AM
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#37 | | Senior Member
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| Nobody guessed. Ignore the thread title why don't you?
Who got accepted? | |
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07-16-2006, 07:21 AM
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#38 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | it's fairly obvious who it is meatball 
and it would've been piss easy pD that's why it was only for an NVQ level two anyway, i should be getting 11 GCSEs one of which should be an A* in maths so it may've been a little baisic, the plan for me is to go on to get 4 A levels and an As before going on to study civil engineering at Plymouth Uni or Aerospace engineering at Bath, both of which are 4 year Meng courses i believe, my only worry is that taking on 5 As courses in year 12 will be too much for me..........
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07-16-2006, 11:11 AM
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#39 | | Senior Member
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| Plan.... WOOHOO!!!!!!!! great news
I bet you will love it. well done you. where you doing it (the course that is).
Lancs hun.... only 5? course you can lol | |
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07-16-2006, 03:57 PM
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#40 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Thank you, Crippen. And I will love it. The course is based at North Notts College which is where the classroom studies will be. But the practical studies take place at Robin Hood Airport.
Four years is a long time to be studying Aerospace Engineering, lanc, unless you aim for higher education like HNC, HND, FD etc. Personally, I prefer a route into the industry that's why this course is perfect for me.
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07-17-2006, 08:33 AM
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#41 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | i've always been told that someone that of my inteligence and learning style should take an academic not vocational route (for our American friends that's pronounced "root" not "rout" ) in life so i'll guess we'll see how things go..........
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07-17-2006, 09:59 AM
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#42 | | Senior Member
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Country: | And for our English friends, he meant to say intelligence.
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07-17-2006, 10:18 AM
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#43 | | Member
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Country:  |  Congratulations
Congratulations Plan_D.
I was a technician on fighters and aviation is an interesting work environment. If you enjoy using tools and your brain, you'll enjoy it. If you haven't used tools much, you will soon.
Be prepared though. Aircraft are potentially very dangerous so you'll probably spend quite a long time doing safety stuff and theory before you get too close to them. It'll take patience and hard work to achieve your goals, but there are no short cuts in life. All the best mate.
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07-17-2006, 10:48 AM
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#44 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Thank you. My dad was an aircraft electrician in the RAF, so I know quite a lot about the patience required.
I was given a basic outline of course units, and here they are:
Business Systems.
Communication.
Science.
Mathematics.
Project (it's a design project we have to do)
Workshop Practices.
Theory of Flight.
Aircraft Systems.
Maintenance Practices.
Hydraulic Systems.
Eletrical and Electronic principles.
Gas Turbine Engines.
Mechanical Principles.
Further Mathematics
Propulsion.
Health and Safety
Metallic and Non-Metallic aircraft materials.
Avionics and other bits will be added along the way.
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07-17-2006, 11:33 AM
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#45 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | During your studies, if you have any questions hit us up for info - I think i still have some old notebooks when I went to A&P school 30 years ago!
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