James Crockett

Aircraft worked on CH-47, UH-60, AH-64. Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance at Al Asad Air Base.

Aircraft worked CH-47, UH-60, AH-64. Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Kandahar and Bagram Air Bases and Kabul International Airport.

Bench work in the loom shop building an assortment of aircraft and ancillary looms and harnesses.

The complete removal and installation of wiring and components for the CH-47 DAFCS modification upgrade.

The electrical installation of the heavy cables and wiring into new build trains.

Final stage build and flight testing Wildcat helicopter.

Field service repair contract for the Algerian Navy. Also mentoring and training the Algerian recruits in avionics/electrical systems and repair.

Avionics technician role on 702 NAS with a prerequisite that my Certificate of Competency had been gained pre 2009.

Short term contract as avionics technician. Fault finding and rectifications Boeing 737.

In flight entertainment and whole cabin upgrades and also scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on a variety of Boeing aircraft including 747, 767 and 777.

In flight entertainment upgrades and scheduled/unscheduled maintenance on Boeing 737.

Short term avionics contract installing mobile communications equipment onto Eurocopter EC225.

Merlin EH101 VVIP final stage build and flight test. Avionics/electrical equipment removal and installation of the Merlin used in the James Bond film Skyfall.

Avionics technician role carrying out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance working alongside the RAF Oman.

Avionics/electrical role working on Twin Otters and Islanders. However this was cut short after breaking my leg and being released by the company.

Final stage build and flight test of Superlynx helicpters.

I achieved the rank of Leading Hand and full supervisor having passed my Certificate of Competency in 2005.

During my time in the RN I worked on Lynx mk 3/mk 8, Merlin EH101 and also the Mirach 100/5 unmanned air vehicle.