I did my skills tests yesterday for a position at a good company, which makes landing gear and braking systems for aircraft. Two, timed tests, the first on patterns which I only completed 1/3 of in 20 minutes, the 2nd had all manner of questions on hydrolics, pneumatics, safety, machining, electronics and precision measuring. Givin 45 minutes, I completed in 30. Some of my answers were winging it but I bet were close. They are sent out for gradeing and it takes up to 48 hours for returns. One day later they are back and I got the interview Thursday morning. Pretty excited because I just aint a logistics worker and am surrounded by mega warehousing here. I saw some cut away models of the braking systems and they are complex but beautifully machined. I may well be machining rims for the 777 jet. Man I'm feeling good today. Wish me luck.

Best of luck! Knock it out of the park!

All the best for the interview.
Let us know how it goes.

Go get ‘em!

I drew a complete blank on a metrc equivilant question of 51mm... . About banged my head later as it came to me. What the hell kind of rusty am I ? I still left the company with a smile.

Maybe that was a trick question, they wanted to see if you are a gun guy!

Jim

Good luck. Hope all goes in your favor.

Congrats
That is awesome.
I have always been interested in that field but my brain just do not work that way.

I think I failed the test just reading your post.

Good Luck

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Originally posted by David Lee:
I drew a complete blank on a metrc equivilant question of 51mm... . About banged my head later as it came to me. What the hell kind of rusty am I ? I still left the company with a smile.

Only reason I know this answer is I just ordered $700,000 of 2" anchor Chain.

Keeping fingers crossed for you, my friend.

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Originally posted by David Lee:
I drew a complete blank on a metrc equivilant question of 51mm... . About banged my head later as it came to me. What the hell kind of rusty am I ? I still left the company with a smile.

Metric equivalent? 5.1cm. Or English/standard/whatever they call it equivalent? I’d have to do math, but 2.54cm = 25.4mm, which sounds a lot like half of 51mm.

Good luck.

That’s good to hear! Best of luck!

I hope it comes thru for you.

Nicely done. I hope it goes very well.

Awesome! Best of luck to you!

Thank you all. I will report back with how it goes.

That's awesome! best of luck!

Nice job. Good luck!

Good job and Good luck to you! I spent 38 years in the aerospace and defense industry. It was interesting work and good to me.