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May 2012
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Aircraft Airframe & Accessories
Editor's Viewpoint: Composites in Aerospace
May 24, 2012
From fiberglass panels to the carbon graphite fuselage
Aircraft
Staying Legal: Stanmore Cooper vs. FAA Et Al
Stephen P. Prentice
May 24, 2012
The Supreme Court ruled that the Privacy Act allows recovery against the government for actual damages and not for mental or emotional distress
MRO
Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award
May 24, 2012
In honor of AMT Day and Charles Taylor, here are a few of the recent winners
Aircraft Airframe & Accessories
Technical Tip: Listen Closely; Persistence Pays Off
Clint Lowe
May 24, 2012
Noise is one means of locating worn/bad components
MRO
Industry Viewpoint: Training
Nick Sergi
May 24, 2012
Aircraft maintenance training is moving ahead to keep up with the demand.
More content from May 2012
FBOs & Tenants
Management Matters: Positioning Your Company for a Sale
DeborahAnn Cavalcante
May 24, 2012
The ultimate goal is to enhance the company's value and marketability to prospective buyers, and to get the best price in the shortest possible time.
MRO
Professionalism: Aircraft Mechanics Are Different
Clint Lowe
May 24, 2012
They understand aircraft maintenance is a nonstop learning experience
Structural
Composites In Aerospace: A Maintenance Primer
May 24, 2012
If you see composites in your future, learn about them, embrace them.
MRO
Industry Viewpoint: Filing ASAP Maintenance Reports
John Goglia
May 24, 2012
The overall safety of the system needs the information that only mechanics can give us
MRO
Industry News
May 24, 2012
Hawker Beechcraft files Chapter 11
Photo by Ron Donner
Aircraft Airframe & Accessories
MRO Operations: Composite Repair at FedEx Express
May 24, 2012
AMT visits the new shop at LAX
Piston Engine Maintenance
AMTSociety Mx Logs Update
May 24, 2012
Cool it safety tip, AMT Day, and Blue Ridge Community College
Photo by Ron Donner
Business & General Aviation
Recip Technology: What About Those Diesels? Part 1
Tim Kern
May 24, 2012
The first practical engine was built in 1897, yet in aviation diesel technology is still in its infancy
Photo courtesy of The Boeing Company.
MRO
Turbine Technology: Read and Weep (for Joy)
Charles Chandler
May 24, 2012
Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices for aviation maintenance
Avionics
Avionics Technology: Wind Shear
Jim Sparks
May 24, 2012
Defense against this force of nature has several routes, most notably predictive and reactive
Education & Training
Around The Hangar: AMT Editorial Staff
May 21, 2012
AMT is proud of the long-tradition of having dedicated staff and writers with diverse aviation backgrounds who regularly write the articles that fill the pages of our fine magazine...
Photo provided by the FAA
GSE
Procedures 101
Dr. Bill Johnson
April 20, 2012
A government and industry workshop tries to untangle the web of technical information and regulations and make it easier to follow procedures.