What Does it Take to Be An Aircraft Mechanic!

On this video of we head to CT Aero Tech School in Hartford, CT to talk to students about their journeys into becoming #airframemechanic and Aircraft #MaintenanceTechnicians. CT Aero Tech is one of the oldest #aircraftmaintenance schools in the country. We get a tour of the facility from one of the instructors Michael and learn about the different components of an #aircraft.

https://ctaero.cttech.org


0:00 Intro
0:10 - CT Aero Tech
1:01- Life of a Student- theory class
1:23 - What is #airframe? (Everything, but the engine)
2:00 - Block General
2:37 - Class all about engines
3:31- Planetary Gear Reduction (turboprop engine)
3:52 - Variable Speed Props
4:10 - Working on military aircraft
5:14 - Switched from working as a paramedic to aviation
5:34 - Aircraft turbocharger
6:44 -  Engine Test Cell
7:10 - From working at Dunkin donuts to $60M Jets
7:57 - Located in the “heart of Connecticut”
8:43 - “I was incredibly lucky I was able to find this program”
10:16 - “This is why it requires 2300 hours of training”
11:46 - “As a kid, I’d always see the big plans and be so enthusiastic about them”
12:36 - Cessna Citation (donated by Nascar)/ Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 
13:11 - “Before you can work on the engine…you have to work on the airframe”
13:57 - Giving perspective of talking to the students at CT Aero Tech