Stig Adventure AMC & MRO Americas (Aerospace Maintenance Competition & Maintenance Repair Overhaul)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Welcome back everyone… forgive the my absence in the recent weeks. The Chicago event with MRO Americas and AMC kept me quite busy.
This is the longest video I have ever made and I hope you guys enjoy the tour of the MRO Americas convention and the AMC events.
As a side note I forgot to include 2 more events.. one was the human factors multiple choice test and the Michelin Tire inspection.
Big thank you to all the participants, judges and AMC organizers who made this possible. I’m grateful to have been there and grateful to share it with everyone here.
Thank you all for being here and we will be back to our regular Stig shift next week.
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Stig, your enthusiasm for aircraft maintenance is truly amazing. Your commitment to coming down to Miami from Los Angeles to assist our students is commendable. Your dedication to their education is inspiring. A big shoutout to all the upper management at American Airlines for their generous support, both financially and by providing personnel. American Airlines went above and beyond by providing airfare and arranging very nice hotel accommodations for the students during their stay. It's this collaborative effort that makes our annual trip to the MRO a success. Thank you all for your unwavering commitment to our students' success! I also want to give a special shoutout to the American Airline technicians in Miami, Florida, who went above and beyond to prepare these students. It was because of them that we had our success. And a huge thank you to Elena Gonzalez, whose invaluable contributions in so many ways played a crucial role in our achievements.
You said it perfectly sir. It was such a pleasure and honor to see you and your students. They are going to be incredible mechanics.
That’s really cool for American. They are definitely supporting students and recruiting.
What a treat on a Saturday morning! I was getting withdrawals from not enough Stig.
I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching
jordanmcdonald1610 Hey Jordan, I'm an Aussie and live in Canberra.
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@@StigAviationAviation "fanatics" like us really appreciate your contribution Stig.
Awesome job buds!
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Stig, we love you, from New Zealand!!!
Many thanks my friend. Cheers and love from LAX
We watched every minute and were amazed! Thanks for taking us with you… very proud of the unsung heroes of aviation!
Thank you so much
Hey Stig!! A huge thanks for this video!
To me it was just fantastic seeing some amazing new tooling …. Dent mapper wow!
The TR troubleshooting brings memories, but the most important was never ever drop any of those tiny screws down into the throttle quadrant.
Was laughing hard at the safety box 😅 all aircraft mechanics can relate and it’s the only profession that uses this skill. I still have scars from .041 safety wire. As an Army veteran doing the rotor alignment isn’t appreciated until you’re up on the top of the chopper in the field doing that…. But then that’s true for every event.
Congratulations to you all!
Watching this really makes me feel proud of being an A&P. Thanks and stay safe out there.
And we all got some semblance of what Stig looks like 👍
I’m so happy you enjoyed it Chris, it was a fantastic adventure and I am so happy that I can share it with you. Cheers.
Great video Stig🤙!! I learned from my aircraft technician friend that crimping is better than soldering. That's why the aerospace and automotive industries do that.
Thank you. And you are absolutely right. More effective to crimp.
Thank you! That was absolutely fascinating! I never knew such an event existed.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great way to spend a Saturday afternoon watching another Stig Aviation video!
Thank you Cesar. Much appreciated
Amazing Stig thanks for taking us on your adventure and giving us an insight into your fabulous world of aviation 😊
It was my pleasure and thank you for watching
What an incredible insight to the industry, the skill, knowledge and dedication that keeps us safe in the sky and on the ground below.
Thank you so much for the kind words Martin, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for taking us along. Awesome way to celebrate everyone’s skills and knowledge.
It was my pleasure!
Glad to see you back!
Glad to have you here as well
Ahhhhhh, another video from STIG Aviation! Let’s all give him a standing ovation! Lord knows, he makes lots of friends. For each of them, he’ll go to all ends. Kneeling, bending and stretching to get the job done. It may be hard work but we know he has fun! His Company is blessed to have his expertise. Although, it won’t be long before he’ll need a new set of knees! If you happen to be in STIG’s neck of the woods, wave to him and smile. You know he would. Good old STIG. Our pal and our friend. Please watch his videos to the very end! 😊
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful words.
So nerdy and outside the scope of anything I do, l'm so compleled to watch because you make it so accessible. Thanks for all you do!
Thanks for watching Tyler. I’m glad you are enjoying it
@stig I work for a large precision metrology company and this was the first MRO show we attended. If I knew you were going to be there, I would have gone looking for you!
No worries Larry. Hopefully you come next year and we can meet up there
You caught my "YayYayeee" during the team intros. Nice.
That was a real good one, glad I caught that clip of you guys.
You mentioned you've attended AMC/MRO for the last three years; Seems we probably bumped elbows In Atlanta last year. I was on the PIA Hagerstown Campus team. All I can say is WOW. Most incredible event I've attended. The scope can't be appreciated unless you're there. Thanks for showcasing this. More people need to be aware of it.
Most likely we probably did run into each other, I was on the LAX team from my carrier. And if you were there last year, then you saw me on stage as well, I was the one who won the Pratt & Whitney event.
Im always enjoying your videos keep going aviator
Thanks you Ashraf. I appreciate you watching
Hello my friend enjoying your vlog today having started watching a few weeks ago you mentioned to comment when we felt compelled well over 50 yrs ago I joined the Air Force to fulfill my duties in the military my best friend and I joined together in the Aircraft maintenance field he chose fuel cell and I choose Crew Chief .I worked on Prop Aircraft all my 4yrs my split half & half Prop and Jet. I enjoy your maintenance logic clear and clean, hard working, but you Keep It Simple Possible .Like today in you vlog when you were doing Safety wiring composition, you brought back the old days when I used to have to Safety Wiring on EC121 AWACS Costallation Aircraft at McClellan AFB,CA .In a year ago I was attaching Bamboo to an a fence I decided to use wire to secure the Bamboo to the current fence in place and I had forgotten that how easy it was to make the wiring with the Safety wiring technique I had learned 50 yrs ago and hadn't use since came in handy. Again Thank You for taking the time to make you Channel it enjoy it a great deal and I'm sure my compadre that's part is part of the "Great Cloud of witnesses that is looking down on use cheering us on!.
Thank you so much for the incredible story that you share with me. I want to say thank you for your service as well in the Air Force. You have achieved something very incredible through 50 years of aviation.
A good task for such a competition: reassemble (and fix) an engine midflight. I think, you can do it :) Great video, as always! Thanks!
Mid flight 😅. Now that’s a challenge
I had no idea they held these competitions, way cool. 👍👍
It’s a great event. Glad you enjoyed it
Very impressive competition. Never knew this went on in the industry. Great job on your competition and bringing this to everyone! As a LEGO fanatic, loved seeing LEGO Engine! Impressive!! Keep up the great work Stig! You are making our aerospace industry amazing and safe!!
Thank you so much, and I’m so happy you enjoyed the competition video.
This looks like a super cool experience Stig and we appreciate you documenting all of this for our viewing. Keep up all the hard work, all of us here really enjoy your content and I personally learn a lot from it!
It was my pleasure and I’m happy you enjoyed it Brady
OMG, Stig. I have to digest all of this information. What an amazing adventure. Thank you soooo much.
My pleasure! It’s a lot of info so take your time with it
Long video, that's perfect!!! Thanks!! 😀
You bet!
Congratulations to you and your team for contributing to our profession!
Thank you very much!
How fun! Best part of conventions is the free stuff lol
I think I walked away with so many pens that I will never buy one again 😂
@@StigAviation Yep, sometimes I come out with a bag full of junk from stuff like this 😂
Thank you Stig. This video made my day. Simply stunning. Cheers from down under in Sydney.
My pleasure! Thank you so much for watching
Hey man great video, i competed for the first time this year at the AMC. Im pretty sure I, unknowingly, talked with you. You explained the transparencies window plug to me.
Yes. I remember you. I explained to you how to orient the plug so the high locks don’t fall out. I’m glad you were there and i hope you had fun.
Stig, the DMC test was interesting, after assembling the head onto the crimp tool we have to close the crimp tool and check it with a Go/NoGo guage to check the head is crimping correctly befor use.
You are absolutely right on that. Thank you for adding more details
Enjoyed your compation video,the saftey wire was my favorite one.
Mine too! Although I did cut myself a few times on that one 😅
Thank you Stig, that was absolutely fascinating, that Lego Leap 1b model was crazy!
Glad you enjoyed it and that LEAP Lego is beyond amazing. So much detail
Nice video 👍 I’ve been in the industry since 1988 and although I’ve not worked for an airline since 2015, I’m currently working for an MRO here in England that was displaying in Chicago, you briefly see their stand around the 55 minute mark 😁
Very nice. I believe i know which one you are speaking of. Cheers from LAX
Air crash investigations(mayday, aci, etc) are one of my favorite things to watch
I enjoy learning from those shows as well
Even though I'm not a tech, or even work for an airline, I'd love to experience one of these competitions. Along with meeting you, Stig 😁
It’s definitely an incredible place to be and experience. Next year it’s gonna be in Atlanta, you should register.
@StigAviation definitely! It's only an 1hr flight for me then 😁
Thanks Stig, It was great to see the competition from inside.
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome video Stig. Always enjoy watching your videos. God bless🇺🇸👍✈️🗽👏😇
I appreciate it Josh. Glad you enjoyed it
Yay!! Let me stop writing text panels for my exhibit and listen to Stig!! 🤙🏻☺️
Have fun!
@@StigAviation I most definitely but then again when don’t I!! Awesome video!
Always learning from your video's......good work STIG.....Thank You AECU
Much appreciated Allan
This was awesome
Glad you enjoyed it
Woohoo.. Great to see you in action there Stig!❤
It was a lot of fun.
Wow what a video I sure do enjoy it and seeing yall.Learn all different new items. Sure do enjoy videos keep up the good work and I am a subscriber to your channel.😊
Thank you Erwin I’m so happy you enjoyed it
Very interesting event, thank you for sharing Stig🙏
Glad you enjoyed it
i love these videos so much, glad to see that you are back!
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Glad you like them!
Finally! Being waiting for this one for so long! Best channel for planes!
Thank you so much. Hope you enjoyed it
Stig This was very cool. Your explanations of each station was critical. Most people wouldn’t go to all the trouble. Also did you explain the team selection process in an earlier video? Last, you got to tell us what kind of plane you’re flying on. Hope you had a great time. This is bigtime promotion of AMT careers.
This was definitely a tough video to make but I hope it came out good. As for selecting the teams, that’s done through the respective airlines and schools and branches of military. They will simply register for it and fund the team. The aircraft I was flying on was a 321 coming back home
@@StigAviation I know it was tough. The edits and cuts were very good. We got a Stig appearance. That’s a bonus. I liked that everyone was into it. Nobody drunk standing around. The teams took it serious. Southwest winning was good. They have rowdy passengers and very quick turn arounds. I bet they are fast as a group. I liked the video. You even explained who the speakers were. I’ll watch it again. There was a lot.
It’s cool to see my team Lewis University!!! I will tell them that there in the video!!!
They did a fantastic job at the events
Nice, saw y’all on the jetnet news. Looked like fun. Those school guys are working hard, good to see that dedication and hard work! Sometimes I miss the wrench turning, but then I think it’s funner to break things.
Some of those students were absolutely incredible to watch. They are going to be amazing mechanics
Stig this one has nothing to do with this video, but I had to share. I just connected through O’Hare today on American and saw the US Airways and America West A321s AND the AstroJet bare metal 737-800 all in one place and all in the same terminal! The America West happened to be my plane coming to Sky Harbor today.
You hit the jackpot there. You got to see some special liveries.
"If its in the air, MX put it there!" a very common chant for MX groups within the USAF. When i worked B-1s back at Dyess AFB every commanders call, promotion ceremony, PME graduation.. That was heard for any and all personnel that works in MX.
And it’s so true as well, if it is in the air, it’s because my brothers and sisters and maintenance put it there and keep it there. The comical part of Keep it Up .. LITERALLY 🤣
Thanx for sharing Stig & crew.
Very good sir
Many thanks 🙏
buckled up. looking forward to this :)
Thank you 🙏
Stig
So much to see. Like we were with you👀🙌🙌
You’re right here with me 🤙
1:15:11. I’m sitting two rows in front of you in the PIA MYR shirt. I wish I had have know you were there is would have loved to meet you. I’ve absolutely loved your videos!
I’m sure we bumped into each other, and I’m sure you saw me at the competition. Hopefully next year you attend and we can meet up over there
I recognized Greg as soon as I saw him in your video I see him on air disaster on discovery very knowledgeable
He’s an absolute legend and an incredible teacher
Great Show. But they didn't have a challenge to remove coffee grounds from the galley drain? 😂😂😂.
😅 that’s gonna be the real life challenge
I try to attend the MRO every year, but since I moved to Europe I’m going to the one here.
I hear good things about the one in Europe as well.
Always nice to see someone else who has to touch everything. Like you alluded to in the museum video, needing to feel the movements and weights and textures of mechanisms.
I wonder what kinds of toys you were into as a kid?
I mostly enjoyed Lego and Matchbox cars. I'd play with them very up close and slow, to see suspension move and details and in effect to scale with the real thing. Would also cut off remove control wires of cars to be close to them and never liked RC because it was far away and too fast to appreciate. I ended up being a software engineer after quitting mechanical in college due to math and ADHD but it's still my personal enjoyment preference. Anything that rolls, swims or flies. I've heard countless time, why are you touching everything!?
My kid toys involved, dad‘s, wrenches and screwdrivers and taking apart toasters and Mom‘s oven that I never figured out how to put back together. That will give you a good idea of how I grew up.
@@StigAviation 🤣🤣
As a veteran aircraft maintainer in the Air Force this was fantastic to watch! Ive never heard about this event. Thank you for sharing Stig. I knew as soon as you showed that V2500 that was going to be your event 😂 SN you think i could have fit that GENx blade in my carryon....because i want that sucjer too lol
I’m glad you enjoyed the adventure, and thank you for your service sir
I missed you so much
It was a busy few weeks. Glad to be back
I almost went into aircraft maintenance. Some mechanics at a local regional airport talked me out of it. Said In the field I would be working on pretty much just airline seats for a long time until I earned my place. I have an established career now that I do like but I wonder if I would’ve liked this.
They did you dirty.
I think you would have loved this career. It’s sad that people discouraged you from you passion.
@@StigAviation You know I looked back at it and figured that the guy who said that probably had a bad experience himself with the airlines (he was working on private planes at the time) but of course that doesn’t mean everyone would have a bad experience. I’m not a huge fan of working for mega companies but I remember going over so many different things I could do in the field. Like I said I did land (no pun intended lol) in a career space that I do like very much but I do wonder sometimes what would have happened if I had gone into that field.
This is extremely dope 👌 🙌 👏
Thank you 🙌
Awesome 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
I was there on team PIA Myrtle Beach! I wish I could have met you!
We probably passed each other so many times. It’s ok. Always next year 🤙
Im in A&P school currently so hopefully the job I chose has an AMC team so I can do it again!
Omg it was so close, we almost saw your face! Hahaha
Almost 😅
I would be exhausted after competing in an event like that.
Ohh trust me … we all were exhausted. But it was still fun.
I was supposed to compete in the 2020 AMC in Dallas on my school’s team. Thanks covid!
Ya covid messed everything up for us too.
As a mechanical engineer and an aviation enthusiast, I loved this video. I've never heard of this competition and It seems to be a very interesting event. I wonder if it is open to the general public or it is just for the industry... In case it is open, do you have an idea of how much is the ticket?
It’s open to everyone. All you have to do is register with MRO Americas website. If you’re a vendor or competitor then it’s free. If you’re a visitor I believe it’s a small fee to get in.
The Lego engine is beyond cool.
Indeed it was
Another awesome Stig video .😃 .. do you have to deal with dents in aircraft ?
Yes absolutely I do. Many times we have to map out dents in the real world.
Sweet hat!
Thank you
1. This is like the engineering walhalla!
2. Why is my aircraft not fixed yet?
It’s a wonderful place.
Shoutout to G T BAKER!!! Lets gooooo!!!
They were amazing 🤙
Eat, Sleep, Watch Stig Aviation. Repeat
Thank you 🙏
Nope. Didn't see or hear any reference to GE in your vid, Stig. Tho it seems likely they (and others) would've been there for the advertising exposure.
Re: speed
You're sure right. Take your time (real world) and do the job right. Only exception l can think of would be combat operations.
Haha. Ol' Connie Kalitta. No surprise. He just had to get his dragster's in there (39:51ff)!
Dang. Sure like to know more about RR's huge new turbine/reduction gear setup. Reduction gear xmt's some 75MW's at fulI load from what l hear (if l've got it right). Very hi power/energy density. Gonna have to watch/check 'em like a hawk when they enter svc, l'd think. They're using their head's for something besides hatrax. Huge new planes now on the dwg board gonna require a Iotta power & efficiency (reduction gears). Very hi initiaI expenditure coming up with a prototype under those circumstances (no newbuiIds currently being made for a turbine setup that big). But, good for them. I think they'll be coming along shortly. Esp. big freighters. Everybody's doing it. Scale economics. E.g. containerships are carrying some 25k teu's now. Problem is they're only a few ports capable of handling them, e.g.Los Angeles/LB, Rotterdam, LeHavre, Singapore, etc.. That's my favorite kinda flying. Flying hr after hr out over the ocean. Making exotic ports. Seeing alI kinds of people; cultures. Did it on C - 130's in USCG in PAC Basin SAR (40:00ff).
Finally, you're right. Saw GE at 40:25
Saw you changing your fuel nozzle. You guys aren't using antisIeaze on fasteners (except nylox, of course). Why?
In the real world, yes we would be using anti-seize. But once again, this was a simulation so it was not needed.
Thx
How does your LA team qualify to go to the event? Is there competition within AA or ??? Thanks!
We volunteered and I set up my team from lax and asked our upper management if we can participate
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Stig’s in the air. ;).
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1:08:10 they make it more difficult by giving you those Snap on safety wire pilers. I bought some and used them and the Milbars are still better. Never like how bulky the Snap on pilers were.
the blue point 6 inch ones look nicer than those snap on ones
I can’t stand the brand new Snap On pliers, I hate them, I’ll stick to my old Blue point 6”
What do you personally think is better: GE90 or GEnx?
Both are very good engines. GE90 has been in service much longer and showed its reliability
Hey stig i was wondering not sure if you know but is the pay pretty standard at American no matter where you live?
The pay is governed by the union contract. So it doesn’t matter what state you are in the pay is the same.
That's good to know thanks 😊
The last 30minutes of the video is just a black screen. Did the upload get corrupted or something? Great video by the way.
I think it was an error in editing. I just fixed it. I believe you saw the whole video.
I'm going to watch in segments, so far up to dent mapping.
Under the LOL heading here's what jumps out at me: I participate in cars, planes and trains activities- everyone around me has gray hair! Almost none to be seen in your world.
Trust me I have plenty of grey hair… why you think I wear a hat all the time 😅
I hope stig wins
Unfortunately we didn’t win but we did pretty good. 16th out of 90 teams.
First like !
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Special Saturday. I get a new STIG video and my wife gets a new Taylor Swift album.
Sounds like a win win situation 🤙
Why dose American not have 747-400 or A380 aircraft? The biggest plane I have noticed is 777-300.
Because the 747 and 330 are no longer cost effective
I am surprised some techs wearing watches while working on the fuel tank?
Not a real world environment. Simulated.. so there’s no fumes or danger from such things.
Get out you lucky sun's of guns be a auto mechanic it's 10x harder y'all are blessed
You are absolutely right. Aircraft maintenance is 100x easier. I would never go back to fixing car after fixing jets.
If only maintenance companies would hire me...
With proper qualifications they absolutely will
@@StigAviation A&P done, 10+ years experience, college degree, still nothing 6 months later since my last job
@@WTCheatShaming ohh wow. Where have you applied?
@@StigAviation I’m based out of Oklahoma so anywhere within the state. Out of state are Texas and Kansas. Still not getting much. Job market is frustrating
@@WTCheatShaming i know Tulsa is hiring at the moment. But as you know aircraft maintenance sometimes requires you to move around and be flexible when looking for work.
Winning these events by doing things the fastest is so wrong. They need to find another way to still make it fun and competitive without the speed part. :/
I agree, but that’s something that they decide. I’m still thankful we can participate and enjoy the environment
@@StigAviationagreed! It’s all for abit of fun and keeps you guys going so why not!
2 hours is this a dream ???🥹
Ya this one took a while to make. Hope you enjoy it
Its a great day when Stig posts a new video. THEE BEST AVIATION CHANNEL
Thank you Sean 🙏
Its a STIG VIDEO! Time to nerd out for an hour!
Two hours! Spoilt
Hope you have time. It’s 2 hours this time 😅
It was pleasure meeting you at the event Stig.
It was an absolute pleasure meeting you my friend. I have your gift sitting on my desk with honor.
I admire your enjusiasem every time you go to work and saying "its better than working in a cubicle" lollll love that its my thinking
Thank you 🙏
Thanks for the trip report and a super thanks for providing insight and promoting the typically unseen but important work of Aircraft Maintenance Technicians in the Airline Industry to the social media/internet audience. As a retired Airline Mechanic and Aerospace Industry worker, I appreciate that you are using the power of the internet to show what Mechanics do daily and the level of technical knowledge needed to maintain aircraft in an airworthy condition. Working mostly behind the scenes but accomplishing the important jobs that keep airplanes safe to fly, your videos do a fantastic job and are a credit to all Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Support staff. Again, thanks for the video on your visit to MRO Americas Conference. Enjoyed it. 👍- LIKE.
Thank you so much for these incredible words and inspirational thoughts. I really appreciate you for that.
Amazing video, thanks for taking us with you! Currently a student in Atlanta, this just got me so excited for them to come back in 2025
It’s gonna be lots of fun next year. Hope to see you there.
It was a pleasure to meeting you at the AMC, I'm a fan of your work, and wish you all the success in your career!!!
Thank you so much and it was a pleasure meeting you as well.
Hmmm... GE's conspicuous by their absence. Didn't notice 'em anywhere. WelI, likely many other contractors missing as weIl.
What do you mean ? GE aviation was there. Every major manufacturer was there.