1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:17,379 --> 00:00:19,469 The , the three A FS CS , they are 3 00:00:19,479 --> 00:00:21,535 being taught here at the schoolhouse 4 00:00:21,535 --> 00:00:23,701 are non destructive inspection or ND I 5 00:00:23,701 --> 00:00:25,757 uh A SM which is aircraft structural 6 00:00:25,757 --> 00:00:27,923 maintenance and low observables , also 7 00:00:27,923 --> 00:00:29,889 known as LO I teach ND I which is 8 00:00:29,899 --> 00:00:32,779 nondestructive inspection . Um What is 9 00:00:32,790 --> 00:00:35,000 non destructive inspection entail ? Uh 10 00:00:35,759 --> 00:00:37,870 in short , it's looking for cracks in 11 00:00:37,870 --> 00:00:40,290 air , air , the air frame . Um We're 12 00:00:40,299 --> 00:00:42,521 looking for cracks , primarily a little 13 00:00:42,521 --> 00:00:44,740 bit of corrosion here and there . Um 14 00:00:44,889 --> 00:00:47,299 But our whole purpose is to look for 15 00:00:47,310 --> 00:00:49,700 broken hearts in the aircraft . The ND 16 00:00:49,709 --> 00:00:52,599 course is 51 business days long . They 17 00:00:52,610 --> 00:00:56,500 do 408 hours of classroom training time . 18 00:00:56,509 --> 00:00:58,676 Average class size is anywhere between 19 00:00:58,676 --> 00:01:00,565 six and eight and we go through a 20 00:01:00,565 --> 00:01:02,509 little over 200 a year . It's like 21 00:01:02,509 --> 00:01:04,676 somewhere between two and 250 students 22 00:01:04,676 --> 00:01:07,044 per year . So ND I interacts with 23 00:01:07,065 --> 00:01:09,324 multiple different A FS CS . Uh 24 00:01:09,334 --> 00:01:11,556 Primarily we're going to be interacting 25 00:01:11,556 --> 00:01:13,501 with crew chiefs , metals tech and 26 00:01:13,501 --> 00:01:15,612 sheet metal or a SM . Those are going 27 00:01:15,612 --> 00:01:19,150 to be our , our three main ones . What 28 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,882 I really do like about being a 29 00:01:20,882 --> 00:01:22,882 geographically separated unit is uh 30 00:01:22,882 --> 00:01:25,049 number one , it is the class sizes are 31 00:01:25,049 --> 00:01:27,050 small . Um It's easier to get more 32 00:01:27,059 --> 00:01:28,948 personal with the students . It's 33 00:01:28,948 --> 00:01:31,059 easier to get better quality training 34 00:01:31,059 --> 00:01:33,170 with , you know , smaller class sizes 35 00:01:33,170 --> 00:01:35,430 versus large class sizes . The most 36 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,459 rewarding aspect of ND I or non 37 00:01:37,470 --> 00:01:40,010 destructive inspection is um being able 38 00:01:40,019 --> 00:01:41,430 to go out there and 39 00:01:43,629 --> 00:01:47,580 confidently do your inspection and come 40 00:01:47,589 --> 00:01:50,500 to a result and either result , the 41 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:52,566 result being , hey , it's cracked or 42 00:01:52,566 --> 00:01:54,899 it's broken or yeah , you're good to go . 43 00:01:54,899 --> 00:01:57,066 This air air frame can still fly . But 44 00:01:57,066 --> 00:01:59,809 yeah , I , I like the uh you know that 45 00:01:59,819 --> 00:02:01,819 that instant gratification of being 46 00:02:01,819 --> 00:02:03,930 like I did my job and I found I got a 47 00:02:03,930 --> 00:02:05,160 result out of it . So .