restoration work training requirments??
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Tony Kambic
Airman 1st Class
Pinehilljoe,
I've been a volunteer at Udvar-Hazy since it opened in Dec 2003. The restoration shop there did not open until 2014, when operations were moved over from Garber. I started as a volunteer with Visitors Services, meeting and greeting visitors to the museum. Docents are also volunteers who give the tours and answer questions visitors have about any and all artifacts. They go through fairly rigorous training to know all artifacts in the museum and a give a few 'test' tours by current docents to insure they know their stuff.
I was brought into the restoration shop there in 2015 as a behind-the-scenes volunteer. We always work under the guidance of staff, no matter what. Could be painting a new engine stand, cleaning muck from engine baffles, or sorting hardware for the tool bin. Many, many volunteers want to become a behind the scenes volunteer in the shop, but it is limited to about a dozen.
Another behind the scene volunteer is the cleaning crew, who arrive once a week early before visitors, and dust the aircraft on display. Dust, debris, and even bird poop is found over the museum. Cleaning crew treats all ground level aircraft with dusters, vacuums and short ladders.
The pathway to become a behind the scenes volunteer is to become a NASM Volunteer. Whether a meet and greet or a docent, it may take years before an opportunity opens for needing someone in the shop.
Tony
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i would happily uproot to NZ (i have a couple of friends that live in coromandel) unfortunatly when i was younger i made some foolish life choices so im afraid NZ/AUS/USA are pretty much ruled out for me now
- just to note thats not nearly as bad as it sounds lol
Airframes
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You're welcome. Let us all know how you get on.
cvairwerks
Staff Sergeant
Josh: A timely article for you...The section on biographical examples may give you some ideas...
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have heard back from cosford, their only an hour from me so definatly possible and have a great collection! at the moment they say they only have openings in inventory/collection but have applied anyway as i figure its a foot in the door, and working behind the scenes with old stuff is my idea of heaven haha
Airframes
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Great stuff !
Crimea_River
Marshal
Great news. Once you are in, be active in your assignment and show interest in others and they should see that you can be a valuable asset. Mind others' toes though.
MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
Must be able to pat your head while rubbing your stomach.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
.... whilst making tea !!
MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
And in Australia, while hanging upside down from tree branch.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
And at the same time figuring out the speed of dark...................
Snautzer01
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Could you make a colour picture for a model i am making?
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well i just heard back from the college/course provider and had a teams call with the manager, theyve recomended i get a job in GA to learn hands on and just do the theory/modules with the college - which will save me a small fortune, just means finding a job now haha, does anyone know anyone whos hiring?
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Putin.
MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
There is a significant shortage of GA A&P's in the USA and the FAA seems to be working hard to make it worse.
Odd, isn't it? There are people asserting that we need a certain minimum percentage of woman as airline pilots but NOBODY ever suggests that we need a certain quota of female mechanics. I have seen exactly TWO female A&P/Mechanics helpers in my aviation career.
But don't expect to make much money in GA. I worked as a GA mechanic for years. Its good for hands on experience and learning, but eventually you have to move on if you want a decent quality of life with wasting your life away always working overtime.
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im not expecting a fortune tbh haha, i wanna get my workshop hours up on GA, get my licence and get involved with working on somthing i love/enjoy.
Thats the best plan. Like I said GA is great for learning/hands on experience. And quite honestly its a lot more fun than working on big commercial jets.
