airborne technician

[engineer208]

Hi all.

What types have airborne technicians?

Is it just E3D or does C17, Voyager, A400, Sentinel, RJ have them too.

Thanks.

 

[Downsizer]

C17, voyager and A400 do not. RJ and sentinel I couldn't say.

 

[Barch]

Think of the jets with multicrew workstations and black boxes to drive the workstations.

 

[Gilbert]

All of the Air Transport fleet have GE's (Ground Engineers), which are usually Sgts and Chiefs.

Who go away part of the crew and are glorified lineys. (Going off experience on my current squadron)

Exceptions are the Voyagers, who just send away 2 of their licensed techies I believe. (Could be wrong).

Not sure on the A400.

 

[Talk Wrench]

Who go away part of the crew and are glorified lineys. (Going off experience on my current squadron)

Oh Oh Oh! You are opening yourself up to a whole new world of pain with that comment ::

 

[Gilbert]

Oh Oh Oh! You are opening yourself up to a whole new world of pain with that comment ::

Its an opinion shared by many people on the desk on my shift.

 

[Dazzy26]

Hi all.What types have airborne technicians?Is it just E3D or does C17, Voyager, A400, Sentinel, RJ have them too.Thanks.

Currently the E-3D have 3 Airborne Techs and the RJ 3 or 4.

 

[JTforever]

Its an opinion shared by many people on the desk on my shift.

Have you got many lineys on shift who sign reds and greens?

 

[Max Reheat]

Its an opinion shared by many people on the desk on my shift.

You're obviously on one of the shiney fleets then. I can assure you C130 GE's do a lot more than just 'Lineying'

 

[Barch]

Have you got many lineys on shift who sign reds and greens?

As a Corporal I signed a red line on a number of occasions during dispersed exercises. My SENGO asked what it said in the 100B-01? about sigs which IIRC was 'the senior engineer present' and told me to get on with it.

 

[Downsizer]

The original Q was about ATs which aren't the same as GEs.

 

[Talk Wrench]

The original Q was about ATs which aren't the same as GEs.

Yes!

But some people don't know the difference between GE's, AT's, Air hostesses and aircrew. Is it possible that others are also unsure as to what the OP question poses?

 

[vim_fuego]

Airborne Teamakers more like...

"Make yourself useful Chief and get my bag for me will you?"

 

[Dazzy26]

Airborne Teamakers more like...

"Make yourself useful Chief and get my bag for me will you?"

Or maybe Vim you didn't like being told to fcuk off and carry your own bag?

 

[vim_fuego]

Or maybe Vim you didn't like being told to fcuk off and carry your own bag?

Tends to be part of the job as they are out to the jet first and will get involved in building the stack...

 

[engineer208]

Please explain the difference between airborne technicians and GE's

 

[Downsizer]

Please explain the difference between airborne technicians and GE's

GEs maintain the AC downroute. ATs switch on the sentries radar once airborne.

 

[vim_fuego]

GEs maintain the AC downroute. ATs switch on the sentries radar once airborne.

They bring up the radar and display systems and maintain them as much as spares and access will allow during flight...the third one helps the comms op run up and maintain the communications suite including crypto loads then assists the comms op in tuning the 23 radios on board...an added bonus is spelling the comms op and operating the radios in his absence once he had got some time under his belt. They also lead the emergency and fire fighting efforts in flight which means crawling into some fairly tight and unpleasant spaces under the floor whilst wearing BA...not nice.

 

[engineer208]

Thank you.

Im trying to decide whether to go for a commission or apply to become a GE when my current tour on a certain aerobatic team is over.

I've always wanted to go for a commission (not necessarily EngO) but in my current role I'm now thinking that GE might suit me far better.

 

[Max Reheat]

Thank you.

Im trying to decide whether to go for a commission or apply to become a GE when my current tour on a certain aerobatic team is over.

I've always wanted to go for a commission (not necessarily EngO) but in my current role I'm now thinking that GE might suit me far better.

GE's are very different between the fleets. The Voyager and A400 'GEs' have their hands tied behind their backs and can't do much without Airbus say so. C17's are a little more opsy but I'm let to believe that Boeing still like to stick their oars in with some decisions. They also tend to do less interesting routes, IE; there and back in one go. I heard that the E3 GEs were little more than Rects controllers who take a team away with them. I'm pretty biased but I'd say Herc GEs are the only one who do proper GEing.