With
the exception of flight engineer, most engineers work in ground maintenance looking after
servicing and overhaul of
aircraft, their engines and other related equipment. Most are
mechanical engineers, concerned with airframes and engines. A
smaller number specialize in aeronautics concerned with designing,
constructing, analysing, testing and operating of aircraft.
They work on electronic and electrical instruments, automatic control
guidance etc. This course does not prepare the
candidate to be a maintenance engineer.
They train first in Maintenance Engineering and gain several years'
experience before taking the special exams necessary to
gain a flight engineer's license issued by the Directorate of Civil
Aviation, Govt. of India. They work on flight decks of long haul
aircraft and are responsible to the captain for the correct function of all
the systems and equipment. They make flight
diagnosis and carry out repairs. They also work with ground engineers
over servicing and pre-flight inspections.
Your Work Environment
Ground engineers work on airports,
runways, servicing aircraft before take off. They also work in workshop shelters and
hangers, carrying out repairs. Some work in confined spaces also. Flight
engineers work mainly in confined spaces of the
flight deck.
Staff in the Aerodrome Wing,
Communication Operation Wing, Communication Technical Wing work seated, wearing
headphones, either in control towers with a view of the airport or in
darkened rooms. Air Traffic Controllers sit in darkened
rooms when using radar, identifying aircraft form spots of light on their
screens, and never actually see the aircraft they are
guiding.
The NAA staff also have to deal with
a lot of equipment such as computers, radio aids and navigational aids.
Your Personality Traits
* Strong sense of
responsibility
* High degree
of mechanical and technical aptitude
* Manual
dexterity
* Patience
* Must be
numerate, background in maths and physics is useful
* Accuracy
Your Institutes
- AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS
# PUNJAB
ENGINEERING COLLEGE
ADDRESS : Punjab University, Chandigarh - 160 012
# INDIAN INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDRESS : Powai, Mumbai - 4000 076 (Maharashtra)
# INDIAN INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDRESS : Kanpur - 208 016 (U.P.)
# INDIAN INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDRESS : Kharagpur - 721 302
# INDIAN INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDRESS : Madras - 600 036 (TN)
# MADRAS INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDRESS : Chrompet, Madras - 600 044
# INDIAN INSTITUTE
OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
ADDRESS : 215 / 1 Kalidas Road, Dehra Dun - 248 001 (U.P.)
COURSES:
* B.E. / B.Tech. Aeronautical Engineering for Sl. Nos. 1 to
5 .
*
Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering for Sl. No. 6.
* At par
with B.E. Aeronautical for Sl. No. 7 Course recognised by Ministry of Education (Govt. of
India)
DURATION :
3 to 4 yrs
Your Personality Traits
Commercial Division :
* Ability to deal with
people
* Managerial
skills
* Patience and
tact
*
Responsibility
* An eye for
detail
* Courtesy
* Clear
speaking voice and communication skills
Operational Division :
* Good powers of
concentration
* Strong sense
of responsibility
* Calm and even
temperament
* Alertness and
an ability to react quickly
* Technical
aptitude
* Ability to
use radio, radar, computer systems and other technical equipment's
* Clear
speaking voice
* Ability to
work in a team
Your Training
All universities, deemed to be
universities and engineering colleges / institutes offer courses in the following
disciplines as
mentioned under each section below.
- AERODROME WING
Electronics / Physics/Maths / Telecommunication Mechanical / Electrical / Civil
- COMMUNICATION
OPERATION WING
Telecommunications / Electronics and Communication / Computers / Instrumentation
Technology
- COMMUNICATION
TECHNICAL WING
Electrical / Electronics and Communication / Electrical & Electronics /
Telecommunications
N.B. Consult directories
of :
* Handbook of
Engineering Education
* Handbook of
Universities Education
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