Inside Story - Airframe Liaison 101

Here is a liaison engineer tip sheet that has been passed around for years.

If you have new suggestions for the newbies, add that to the list.

Do the impossible
1. Remove and replace hole
2. Melt down and re-pour
4. Beat to fit, hammer to shape, paint to match
5. Rework to what blueprint is supposed to be
7. Remove interference and replace with gap
10. Radius out and fair in – do no remove any material.
18. Make it fit
19. Sand blat part until it isn’t
20. Add sufficient paint to obtain blueprint wall thickness

It's Up to You
13. Hit the SOB with a big hammer – maybe it will fit then
16. Apply a good coat of Vaseline and get a good running start
6. I can’t understand the drawing either, make it like you want
8. After you mess up the above disposition, resubmit for scrap
12. Inspect quality into discrepant area

Let's Make It Easy for Both of US
3. Use as was
9. Scrap, I can’t think of anyway to fix it.
11. Resubmit for use as is.
14. You are only 100% out of tolerance, use as is
15. Us as is, Send it to next position and see if they can get it to work
17. Use as is. Production schedule overrides good engineering
21. Use as is – No feasible repair

How Do I Know It's Time to Change Job?

by Gokaho 2009.12.10 D4

Someone offers you a new job, shall you take it? I found these questions seem to be useful.

* Objective, or you shall have a good idea how to answer these questions before taking the job

* Subjective, or you shall have a warm, fuzzy answer from the office visits and interviews

Objective questions:

1. How is the work schedule? Does it fit your lifestyle, or you're comfortable routine? (Give that 10 points)

2. How is the location, and commute? Will you be happy with a lot of boring commute, or willing to put up middle of nowhere live style? (Give that 10 points, or 5 points - if you are young).

3. How much you will be compensated? Once you're compensated for the comfort living, money seems to be less important. Assuming your basic needs are taken care off, the salary plays a small part of your "career package" (Give that 20 points, or 15 points if you are young)

Subjective questions:

1. Can you do the job? Knowing what's going one will make your day go faster, and stress free (Give that 30 points).

2. How is your boss? Can you maintain a good professional relationship? Can he/she be a mentor? (Give that 20 points, or 25 points if you are young)

3. How is your co-worker? Do you feel good to see them? (Give that 10 points)

4. Growth opportunities? The big company tends to offer more growth opportunities than a smaller organization. (Give that 5 points, or 10 points - if you are young)

Let's make a table (now) and (new offer) - and see whether it's a good idea to jump ship.

Example of evaluation sheet:

now new Criteria

=== === ==================

010 005 Location - 10%

010 010 Schedule - 10%

010 015 Pays - 15%

---------------- (sure 35%)

025 025 Perform - 30%

---------------- (not so sure 35%)

015 015 Boss - 20%

005 010 Co-Workers 10%

000 005 Growth - 5%

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Up and Up - Costs of Replacing Wiper Blades

15-20 years ago, I was able to find re-fill wiper blades, there are not in the store anymore. I remember many of open packages, and returned items laying around. At the time, there were multiple wiper systems, and vehicles begun to use non-matching pairs blades as vehicles became more aerodynamically shaped with curvy windshields, lead to a lot of "damaged, open goods".

I missed those days. I could have a pair for less than $4.

Couple years ago, the re-fills were off the shelves completely. Then it came the "complete set" - wiper arms with new blades assemblies. The stores had fewer "open items" on the shelves then. It was annoying to have to by pairs of 2 different lengths wiper sets, one for the driver side, and one for the passenger side. Still, for $10-$15, I had both wipers replaced with fairly ease; I quantified the added costs for improvement of installation. Those days are gone too.

I went to couple auto parts stores recently to buy replacement wiper blades, and came out the store without buy it. Ones on display, a single, individually packaged blade ranges from $12 for short 17" to $28 for a long 24" "high-tech" blades. Having the car in the hot Texas sun, the blades pretty much stop working after a year and half. I was wondering whether the $28 "high tech, high dollar" blades will last more than one and half years. The "high tech" wiper blade product information help line - said - "we recommend to have the blades replaced every year". What? That's $55 a year if I want to keep the blades in working condition - it's same amount of money the States charges to have the vehicle registered. What's going on?

The wiper arms are made off metals - they looks pretty good years after years. Only the blades wear out and need to be replaced. Can we go back the ways of doing things? It's getting to be a bit ridiculous now - tossing a way millions of good wiper arms into land fill every years. I am getting a bit tired to sending a lot money on Chinese goods.