General Aviation News

Tools with a twist — and a lower price

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Inspect any A&P’s tool box and you’ll find safety wire pliers. Often referred to as SWIPES (for Safety Wire Installation Pliers), they ease the operation of twisting wire that firmly secures fasteners and other parts.

The two primary components of swipes are the locking jaw and a lever that rotates pliers when pulled out.

In an effort to create a more affordable tool for general aviation, CruzTOOLS set out to develop safety wire pliers that rival top professional units, but are priced for a much broader audience. [Read more…]

Personalized prep course for A&P certification launches

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The aviation industry is on the verge of a major mechanic shortage, needing hundreds of thousands of technicians.

While aviation schools are preparing students for the job, each technician entering the field must complete the FAA’s Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certification before being hired.

Fulcrum Labs is answering the call to increase pass rates with its recently launched FAA A&P Certification Prep Course, which combines personalized, adaptive learning and predictive analytics to help aviation maintenance technicians prepare for the test. [Read more…]

Aviation Technician Exam Prep app released

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An app to prepare for the Aviation Maintenance Technician exam is now available on iOS and Android.

The AMT Genius App includes questions spanning over 10 categories and two study modes to choose from. It also comes with a mock test option.

The free app can be downloaded for iOS here and for Android here.

 

AAR recruiting A&Ps

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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL — AAR has job openings for 70 aircraft mechanics at its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) station in Duluth, Minn., and is expanding recruitment to the Twin Cities with a job fair on Jan. 23.

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Chapter and verse

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The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association has an unrecognized strength in its organization that makes it a resource for what’s going on in aircraft maintenance. That strength is our chapter network, which is, of course, made up of our members.

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Southwest Regional PAMA Olympics set

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The 2012 Fourth Annual Southwest Regional PAMA Olympics is scheduled for March 31 in Fort Worth at Tarrant County College’s Northwest Campus starting at 8 a.m. All of the 147 schools in the Southwest Region have been invited.

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