The Aerospace Maintenance Competition showcases the talent required of aviation maintenance technicians to maintain aircraft and spacecraft in safe, airworthy condition. To further support of our future mechanics, AMC is proud to provide a scholarship in recognition of Phoebe Jane Fairgrave Omlie, the first female to receive an FAA aircraft mechanic’s license in 1927. Phoebe helped show the world that women were just as capable as men in repairing and maintaining aircraft. Awards in the amount of $1,000-$2,000 were presented at the 2018 AMC on April 12 in Orlando. This year's recipients were:
The scholarship is supported through the generous contributions of AMC participants and sponsors. For more information and to apply, visit www.aerospacecompetition.com/scholarship. Applications for next year's award are due March 15, 2019.
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Bob Whopperer, VP of Business Development, from Spectro Scientific visited West LA College to hand deliver their prize for the team with the fastest score in the oil analysis event. The school received a MiniVisc 3050 and standard accessories. This package has a commercial value of $11,269!
Thanks to Yolanda "Yolie" Gong who crushed the event with a score of 4:16 minutes, all of the students at West LA College will be able to have hands on experience with cutting edge training material. Thank you Bob and Spectro Scientific for a challenging event and the generous prize!
Enjoy these event highlights, curtesy of our fantastic sponsors. Have a highlight reel you'd like to share? Send it to team@aerospacecompetition.com.
American Airlines
Pratt & WhitneyDaniels Manufacturing CorpAviation WeekClick the photo below to access the event album. Check back often as more photos are added!
Have a cool shot you'd like to share? Add it to the google album (click the image below) or email it to us at team@aerospacecompetition.com. Top finishers of the 2018 Aerospace Maintenance Competition were as follows:
MRO/OEM Category
School Category
Military Category
Commercial Category
General Aviation Category: Phillips 66 International Category
Female Team Category: United Airlines – Chix Fix United Competing with Professionalism Award: Broward College Team 1 Charles E. Taylor Professional AMT Award:
Bill O'Brien Award: United Airlines - CLE Individual Event Winners Daniels Manufacturing Electrical Troubleshooting
Thanks to teams, sponsors and spectators for making the 2018 Aerospace Maintenance Competition the best yet. Stay tuned for more videos and photos as they are made available. Team captains received final score sheets via email the week following the event. If you did not receive your team's copy, email team@aerospacecompetition.com. Registration for the 2019 event, taking place April 8-11 in Atlanta, will open this summer. In the meantime, enjoy an encore of the highlight reel, which premiered at the beginning of the awards ceremony. The last and final revision of the event manual is available. This version incorporates the following modifications:
AirExpert will again bring you live streaming of the April 9-12, 2018 event. Sign up to receive the access link.
AirSafet.com is presenting five deserving AMT students or professionals the opportunity to take the FAA Remote Pilot Exam in order to become a commercial UAS pilot.
The scholarship will pay your costs (about $150) to take the exam that will allow you to become a licensed commercial sUAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft System) pilot. Eligibility:
Requirements:To be eligible to get the scholarship, you have to complete the following three tasks:
For more information, download the information package. To apply, contact Todd Curtis at todd@airsafemedia.com. Below is an excerpt of the March 2018 AMC newsletter, to see the entire edition of AMC news, click here. Sign up to receive the newsletter here. Promoting the CraftThanks to the AMC presenting sponsor, Snap-on, for highlighting the companies and schools that contribute time, resources and energy to compete. These are the people that make the competition great, hear their stories. An invaluable experience, step up to compete United Cleveland pursues back-to-back titles American Airlines invests in local students at TulsaTech Indian Hills Community College prides itself on teamwork |
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