Another semester of Avionics officially done! And I think the funniest part is that every semester I finish makes me realize how much more there is to learn. Congratulations to me!

One thing school can’t perfectly simulate is an aircraft that somebody else has already touched. 😂 In the lab, you usually know what the system is supposed to look like. Then I worked as an avionics apprentice and realized real aircraft come with… history. 😭

Aircraft wires have names…. Okay… technically, identification numbers. But I remember first looking at an aircraft wiring diagram and seeing things like: P101A20, P101B20, W204… …and thinking somebody had just smashed their keyboard.

Maybe not this fast. 🤣

For the longest time, I thought aircraft had backup systems because engineers simply liked adding extra parts. Then redundancy finally clicked for me. Imagine you're driving a car and your alternator suddenly fails. Most likely, you'll pull over or even call for help

I never thought I'd be impressed by... wires. If you had told me a few years ago that I'd spend several minutes staring at bundles of aircraft wiring, I probably would've laughed. But that's exactly what happened.

Okay I’m NOT a pilot but I just thought of this and needed to share immediately… People think technology made pilots lazy. Actually... Technology forced pilots to become BETTER. Years ago a pilot controlled almost everything manually. Then aircraft became computers.

I have learnt of the responsibilities that is in the hands of an aircraft maintenance engineer. …and not just them, no matter what aviation profession it is, the responsibility is huge… …because the cost of not taking responsibilities in aviation is so expensive.

The day I stopped trying to look smart, I started learning faster… When I first entered aviation, I wanted to have answers. I wanted people to think, "This guy knows what he's doing." I realized something. The people I respected most weren't trying to prove anything!

What's something your profession has permanently changed the way you see? I'll go first. As an avionics student, I can't board an aircraft anymore without wondering what's happening behind the cockpit displays, how the navigation systems are communicating. You?

The biggest difference I've noticed between the classroom and the hangar, is.. school teaches you how systems are supposed to work, but… The hangar teaches you what happens when they don't. Well, both are essential. One gives you knowledge. The other teaches you judgment.

A maintenance manual can tell you how a system is designed to operate but it can't always tell you why today's fault is happening and that's where observation, patience, critical thinking, and experience come together

As students, we're rewarded for getting answers right, but in the industry, I've noticed something different. The people who impress me the most aren't always the ones with the quickest answers, they're the ones asking questions nobody else thought to ask.

One lesson from my four months as an avionics apprentice has stayed with me... ...If something doesn't feel right, there's a good chance it isn't. Not because of instinct alone. Because your brain is quietly comparing what you're seeing with everything you've learned before.

I think curiosity is one of the most underrated professional skills in engineering.

One thing an instructor once told our class has stuck with me ever since. He said that if he was reviewing resumes and saw someone had worked at 10 or 15 different companies within a relatively short period of time, he probably wouldn't move that resume forward.

I don't think troubleshooting is a technical skill. At least, not primarily. Anyone can learn what a component does. Given enough time, almost anyone can memorize a wiring diagram and understand how a system is supposed to work. ...but theory only gets you so far.

The biggest thing avionics has taught me is not even technical. It is troubleshooting. …and honestly, troubleshooting is more than just fixing aircraft systems. It is a mindset. I got to learn that when something is not working, you don’t just panic and start guessing.

Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦!!! I’m so proud to be an avionics student here in Canada. It’s awesome!

It's crazy how I didn't even know what avionics was until it randomly popped up on my phone one day. I was reading through an aviation newsletter when I came across the word *avionics* for the first time. Curious, I looked it up. “The electronic systems used on aircraft."