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Welcome to the Advanced Airman page.
Imagine yourself...working on one of the Navy's hottest hotrods-the Tomcat or the
new SuperHornet. Or perhaps a helocopter that flies under the cover of darkness and zooms a mere 30 feet above the desert
floor-delivering the Navy Seals on thier next mission.
Do you have what it takes to make & keep that bird flying at optimum speed,
mission after mission? Yeah, I know...Pilots get all the high fives at the air shows and in the movies.
But the real truth is, if it were not for maintanance ("maintainers") professionals
behind the scenes, airports would just be a huge parking lot for plane repairs.
Fact: The Blue Angels Maintainers can change out and replace a F-18 Hornet engine
in a matter of 3-5 hours!!
The goal of Advanced Airman is to bring you closer and deeper into the Airframe and
Powerplants, deeper understanding of what it takes to keep a Navy multi-million dollar aircraft flying with regards to maintanance.
Cadets will work on tear-downs, buildups of engines. Learn to work with
sheetmetal, airframe componets & the ability to look up parts and fastners, nuts & bolts...using technical manuals
and illustrations.
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| Cadets rebuilding S-3 "Viking engine. |
For 2 weeks, daily cadet activities include physical training, exercises in the mornings
followed by morning chow at the mess hall.
Cadets will report to thier assigned work stations for the day, lunch and daily
aviation classes/lectures either before or after dinner chow.
Once finished, if liberty is earned cadets can have fun swimming at the base pool , bowling,
or going to the base gyms.
Some nite activities might include trips into historic downtown Jacksonville,
visiting cultural museums and other sites or points of interests.
If you would like to attend this training, please read below and see if you meet all the
requirements. Then contact the COTC for this training for available slots.
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