What do you need to know as an aircraft engineering student?

Tips and tricks for future aircraft engineers





Hello there again folks! Today we will talk about what are the important things that an aircraft engineer student need to know before they sit for examinations,in order to acquire their license.Some of you were NOT told of what are the MUST, DONTs , DOs when you enrolled for this course such that how are you going to study for your modules, how are you going to manage your time , when are the times that you need to be serious , what to take note during industrial training/On-Job Training, where can I get the resources,etc
That is what today's topic all about.I am going to share to you my experiences as an aircraft engineer although It's just been just 2 semesters for me but I learn alot during my journey so I hope this will help you all in your future endeavours.

Quick Notes;
-Dont get confused between AEROSPACE ENGINEER and AIRCRAFT MAINTENENCE ENGINEER and PILOT
a.Aerospace-Study of SPACE and AIR TRANSPORTS inclding (aircraft,spacecraft,spaceship)
b.Aircraft Maintenence-Study of AIRCRAFT and repairing them
c.Pilot- Person who carries passengers on AIRCRAFT

-The course of aircraft engineering will take 4 YEARS of time( 2years theory,2 years training)

-Passing mark will be 75 above, below 75 you will FAIL


      First and foremost, let me ask you a question.Do you know that before you enroll yourself into aircraft engineering course you will need to familiarise yourself on what subjects will be taught to you and getting a bigger picture of what is this course all about!? Most of the students who graduate from high school,be it SPM or GCSE level, didn't know what aircraft engineering is all about.They didn't even make an effort to further research on what are they going to be dealing with of in the future.That is the problem.People enter as they like without knowing the consequences that they'll face.I don't know about you guys but before you enroll yourself as an aircraft engineer you need to read AN1101 which you can download at  http://www.dca.gov.my/ ,as for international students you might need to download it from your country aviation authority website. So basically this AN1101,what it does is actually it tells you about the requirements you need in order to obtain your AIRCRAFT MAINTENENCE ENGINEER LICENSE.It also tells you about the subjects that you will take as you enroll yourself in the course.You will have a clearer vision of what are you going to deal with.




     Next, after identifying the subjects that you are going to study ,get all the RESOURCES regardless of where you are going to get it.As for me, I am quite close to my instructors and seniors so I always give myself time to ask from them LECTURE NOTES that will help me for my studies.Even if your not in the school,you may search for it online.There are bunch of notes online such as you can get them from scribd,libgen io, or even scroll to my page section where I included in aircraft engineer notes free for use!I understand,it's hard to get resources nowdays thus Im happy to help by including those notes.You just need to have the effort to seek for the notes.Don't expect people to spoonfeed you with the notes.It's never enough! Even for me,as I go thru my lecturers,I find it's never enough.I need more resources in order for me to fully understand that certain topic.You can never study with only ONE NOTES,you need MORE MORE and MORE.



    Be close with lecturers and seniors guys!!! This is the most important part that you might need to think of.But why those guys? Well,you see.Those people are the people that are going to help you push your way through your obstacles and challenges when you sit for the course.Trust me,they;ve helped me alot and now I am starting to get a hang of this course.I am not using them but I am being friendly and trying to get closer to them If there would be any chances that in the future they are able to help me for On Job Training? It's not that difficult to befriend with them right so try your best to aid them when they need you.

   Besides that, for the syllabus of aircraft engineering it's all the same wherever you go.The differences is whether your examination is EASA,CAAM,CAAI based? You need to know bout this because,you will know what exactly you need to study and prepare for the exam.But the main important thing that you would need to know is you need to look at the syallabus LEVELS and the main highlight of each syllabus.If you notice in AN1101 Appendix 1,if you scroll down,you should see the MAIN HIGHLIGHT of each modules and what is needed to focus onto.I'd say this is freakin useful,because you knew what to study and what to expect in the exam.Some of the subtopics may not come out in the exam because it isn't the main highlight of the module that u need to know of.As for the syllabus LEVELS,in AN1101 appendix 1,it also tells you about the difficulty of the subtopic.Such that the subtopic of fluid dynamics level is on 2.That shows how difficult the subject is;

    Time management is important! You need to know when to play and when not to! Because I see that many of us play a fool when it comes to aircraft engineering because unlike other courses you need to know alot of subjects while we only study the subject that is ONLY  related to the syllabus.Even it's good but you cannot afford to play a fool and rest alot! This course is not a game! The life of passengers and aircraft depends on you ALOT ALOT! It's a machine bruh! I know some of you might have alot of free time right?Use that time wisely.As an aircraft engineer,you must aim high for the marks.You wouldn't want to get marks lower than 75.It's not school anymore,there is no more 40,30 failing standards.It's higher in fact much effort needs to be given.As for me,class will start at 8am in the morning till 4pm evening.During my lunch time or free time when it's break time, I would read the notes and try to digest whatever I am learning or I would kinda have a sleep because recent study suggests that sleep improves learning abilities.As soon as I arrive home,I would do sports,read books,sleep or do activities that relaxes my mind.At 9pm,I would study the topic that I am going to learn for tomorrow which means I am preparing myself for the next topic so that it'll ease my understanding of the topic.It is RECOMMENDED that you study perhaps outside or find someplace quiet,so that the knowledge is easier to capture! :)   




What else?A-ha! Some of you may come into this field because you might think that this field is a pathway for you to be a pilot someday and due to financial problems,that's your main reason of enrolling this course.No worries,you did the right thing.But the thing is,you will need to work first and have the effort to keep your money untill your money is sufficient for you to enter into flying school.Another option,is thru pilot cadetship just like what I am doing; I am studying aircraft engineering,while applying for open pilot cadetships in hope that I will pass all the stages and be selected to be their future pilots.It's not an easy thing tho cause I failed both AirAsia intake and Malaysia Airlines cadet for this year.Hopefully that in the future,I will be lucky enough to get selected.Pray for the best of me,friends!

Cheers!
~Feeq