Jonathan+Loraine

=Flight Engineer=

Job description
Performs aircraft inspections. Performs aircrew visual inspection; non-scheduled aircraft maintenance; and preflight, through-flight, and post-flight inspections of aircraft away from home station. Maintains aircraft forms and records during flight and while aircraft is away from home station. While in this occupation you will operates and monitor engine and aircraft systems controls, panels, indicators and devices.

Salary

 * ~ Pay Grade ||||||||||~ Years of Service ||
 * ^  ||~ Less than 2 ||~ Over 2 ||~ Over 3 ||~ Over 4 ||~ Over 6 ||
 * E-9 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * E-8 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * E-7 || 2638 || 2879 || 2989 || 3135 || 3249 ||
 * E-6 || 2281 || 2510 || 2621 || 2728 || 2840 ||
 * E-5 || 2091 || 2230 || 2338 || 2448 || 2620 ||
 * E-4 || 1915 || 2014 || 2123 || 2231 || 2326 ||
 * E-3 || 1730 || 1839 || 1950 || 1950 || 1950 ||
 * E-2 || 1645 || 1645 || 1645 || 1645 || 1645 ||
 * E-1 || 1467 || 1467 || 1467 || 1467 || 1467 ||


 * ~ Pay Grade ||||||||||~ Years of Service ||
 * ^  ||~ Over 8 ||~ Over 10 ||~ Over 12 ||~ Over 14 ||~ Over 16 ||
 * = E-9 ||=  ||= 4635 ||= 4740 ||= 4872 ||= 5029 ||
 * = E-8 ||= 3794 ||= 3962 ||= 4066 ||= 4191 ||= 4325 ||
 * = E-7 ||= 3444 ||= 3554 ||= 3751 ||= 3914 ||= 4025 ||
 * = E-6 ||= 3094 ||= 3193 ||= 3382 ||= 3441 ||= 3484 ||
 * = E-5 ||= 2800 ||= 2947 ||= 2965 ||= 2965 ||= 2965 ||
 * = E-4 ||= 2326 ||= 2326 ||= 2326 ||= 2326 ||= 2326 ||
 * = E-3 ||= 1950 ||= 1950 ||= 1950 ||= 1950 ||= 1950 ||
 * = E-2 ||= 1645 ||= 1645 ||= 1645 ||= 1645 ||= 1645 ||
 * = E-1 ||= 1467 ||= 1467 ||= 1467 ||= 1467 ||= 1467 ||


 * ~ Pay Grade ||||||||||~ Years of Service ||
 * ^  ||~ Over 18 ||~ Over 20 ||~ Over 22 ||~ Over 24 ||~ Over 26 ||
 * E-9 || 5185 || 5436 || 5649 || 5874 || 6215 ||
 * E-8 || 4568 || 4692 || 4902 || 5018 || 5305 ||
 * E-7 || 4143 || 4189 || 4343 || 4426 || 4740 ||
 * E-6 || 3533 || 3533 || 3533 || 3533 || 3533 ||
 * E-5 || 2965 || 2965 || 2965 || 2965 || 2965 ||
 * E-4 || 2326 || 2326 || 2326 || 2326 || 2326 ||
 * E-3 || 1950 || 1950 || 1950 || 1950 || 1950 ||
 * E-2 || 1645 || 1645 || 1645 || 1645 || 1645 ||
 * E-1 || 1467 || 1467 || 1467 || 1467 || 1467 ||

Schooling required
Military training: 8.5 weeks at BMT at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas Completion of the basic flight engineer course Completion of an appropriate flying training course Enlisted Aircrew undergraduate course Combat Survival Training course (Fixed Wing Flight Engineers): Water Survival-Parachuting Course (Helicopter Flight Engineers): Non-Parachuting Water Survival Course Basic Flight Engineer (BFE) Course

Location for this Career
United States Air Force/Marine Corps/Navy Any airliner Or any company that operates a plane or helicopter

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
== Created 22 years after the first flight by the Wright brothers, Embry-Riddle is the leading university for teaching the science, practical and business of the world of aviation and aerospace. With campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona and through online courses and with 150 locations world wide, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University makes it easy for interested people to learn about the Aerospace industry.

My interest in this career
My interest in this career started at a very young age. My dad was a flight engineer and airplane mechanic. I grew up working on airplanes with him, so ever since then my interest in airplanes has been peeked. Over time my interest has drifted away from the mechanics of airplanes to more how technology affects the operation on the air craft. This job seems to be challenging and demanding, which doesn't bother me too much. Its also a good career field to get into because as long as there are airplanes or helicopters flying there will always be the need for a flight engineer on that air craft. The benefits are also something that caught my interests, while doing this job you basically get to fly to different places all over the world for free. How could you beat that?

Interview
Mr. Loraine (My dad)

Flight Enigeer

Do they like their job? It was ok.

Positives about their job. Got to travel, and see the world.

Negatives of the job. Long hours

What are their job roles and title. Flight engineer; fuel loading, in-flight power and fuel management, calculating take-off and landing speeds, over seeing maintenance on the aircraft.

Out of the college/training that you had to go through, what was the most useful and what was the least useful skills/classes/etc. that you were required to accomplish? Most useful: Math, English, Aircraft Maintenance Least useful: Psychology

How much do you make a week? A year? $60,000 a year

Do you find it easy or hard to live off your salary? Found it ok.

Are you required to continue training/progressing in your education to remain competitive and capable to do your job? If so, what sort of continual training is required? Yes, continuing college and FAA re-certification.

Do you find your field in high demand, not enough well qualified persons, or are their too many people within your field? Not to popular but not in high demand.

If you could go back to college and re-do your career choice, would you? Why? Yes, take more management classes or aerospace structural engineering.

How many hours of work did you have to put in each week? About 60.

What did you monitor while performing your job? Aircraft systems.

Was their a high risk of injury while on the job? No.