When I first joined Aircraft Maintenance Technology almost seven years ago, I was excited and at the same time a little nervous. As an A&P and IA who had been reading AMT magazine for years, I was looking forward to working with the AMT team. However, you might imagine how difficult it was to write that first article knowing that more than 41,000 of my peers would be reading it. But once I got through that first issue, my nervousness quickly faded as I became more familiar with the job. Thanks to the encouragement and feedback from AMT readers, the transition from a QA inspector to magazine editor was fairly painless.
I think a little of that "rookie" nervousness may re-appear next week. I will be venturing into new territory as I step into the fringes of broadcast journalism. AMT will have video coverage of Aviation Industry Expo next week from sunny Orlando, with daily video updates the first two days of the show. I will be interviewing people at the show and doing daily video wrap-ups.
If you tune in next week, don't expect to see someone in a stuffy suit with makeup trying to pretend he is a big-time news broadcaster like Tom Brokaw. Instead, you'll see an A&P and IA with scars on his hands from safety wire pigtails and cotter pins who will be roaming the show floor looking for news items that will be informative and entertaining. Like the magazine, it will be produced by aircraft maintenance professionals for aircraft maintenance professionals.
So be sure to check AMTonline.com next week for my coverage of Aviation Industry Expo.
Thanks for reading.
Joe Escobar