Jasta 6 Moving On!
It’s Friday once again and time to bring everyone up to date on the goings on at Jasta 6. The week was very productive. All of our tooling has been set up and calibrated, more work than we anticipated,...
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We realized at the outset that we would have a few challenges with the wing on the DVIII (So did Anthony Fokker) and we ran into one. Some of the DVIII wing ribs have a negative camber and the drawings...
View ArticleJasta 6 – Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude
I’m sorry to report that Mike Harris, our chief airplane builder and A&P extrodinare, is leaving us for a “Change in Latitude and a Change in Attitude”! Mike is our hanger deck lead and the person...
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We have received our first shipment of metal and should receive the remainder this week. Whether we receive the remainder or not we will start cutting metal this week! We also have leveled all of our...
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It was a slow week due to the holiday and the efforts we had to put forth to prepare the school for our first Powerplant classes that will start in August. With the departure of Mike Harris, Pete...
View ArticleJasta 6 – Metal Has (finally!) Arrived
Our metal vendor has finally gotten thier act together and shipped the remainder of our order!! The fuselage work should speed up now that we have the various sizes of tubing that we require. We did...
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Jasta 6 Cutting Metal and Jigs
This week we had the students cut wood for jigs on the fuselage build table. After completing that task we started cutting metal for the fuselage jigs!!!! We have also been in contact with our wood...
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Change of Plans
When this project began, the Orlando AIM campus was our newest, and smallest school. They enthusiastically joined with the other locations in selecting an aircraft and beginning construction. They...
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Aircraft Dispatcher History: An Evolution
Dispatchers serve as one of the most crucial component to the entire airline operation. Aircraft dispatchers are licensed airmen, certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Dispatchers...
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Orlando holds 4th Aviation Maintenance Summer Camp
AIM Orlando held its annual Aviation Maintenance Summer Camp for the 4th year in a row and it was the most successful yet! We had such great interest from the community, that three sessions were held...
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The Page Master: AIM’s Spotlight on Librarians
By Jul DeGeus Imagine this: Your final paper on ”The History of Cleaning and Corrosion Control” is due tomorrow but you forgot to cite the book you used, and even worse, you forgot the name of the...
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HVAC DIY
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Teacher Appreciation Day: Instructors that AIM Above and Beyond
By Jul DeGeus We’ve all had that one teacher. You know, the one that was so cool that we didn’t really consider them a teacher. I mean, yeah, we were learning from them, and all, but it didn’t feel...
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Open House, Open Questions: What to Ask When Attending an Open House
Campus open houses are the time to experience how it feels to attend a certain college. It’s also the time to ask important questions since campus staff is available to assist you. While the amount of...
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