For the RAAFie Techo's

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

Through my RAAF career I have come across so budding artist/cartoonist.. remember these pictures being put up in the hanger.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Ha Ha ...!!

Queer Trader .... Avionic and Radio Tech's ( you gotta be queer to understand that stuff ) ...in modern terms ' a Nerd '

Although...those Avionic and Rad' Techs were on pay level 6 which was the ' highest ' pay level for ' ground crew '

Us humble Aircraft Engineers were on pay level 5 ... apparently we aren't smart enough for pay level 6 .

Good one Hans

[The_bluester (Paul)]

OI, I was a RADTECH!


Maybe explains some stuff.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Originally Posted by The_bluester

OI, I was a RADTECH!

Maybe explains some stuff.

... can't help bad luck

[AndyG (Andy)]

First picture looks just like my Old Man 20 years ago: ASTFIT on Iroquois, Nomad, Chinook, Caribou, Blackhawks etc.

[LewisM]

Meh, you'se all REMFs so don't matter

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

Originally Posted by FlashDrive

Ha Ha ...!!

Queer Trader .... Avionic and Radio Tech's ( you gotta be queer to understand that stuff ) ...in modern terms ' a Nerd '

Although...those Avionic and Rad' Techs were on pay level 6 which was the ' highest ' pay level for ' ground crew '

Us humble Aircraft Engineers were on pay level 5 ... apparently we aren't smart enough for pay level 6 .

Good one Hans

I never regarded myself as an Avionics Technician because I was trained as an Instrument Fitter. Avionics Technician was a reclassification that came in mid 90's .. there was no formal up skill training for us old school fitters. When I got posted to 481SQN Williamtown as an Avionics Technician I was told I could only work in Flight Controls and Oxygen Workshop. I had hoped to work in COMMS, FLIR or RADAR but they said no because I was originally trained as an Instrument Fitter.

As an Instrument Fitter I was on Pay Level 5 but I believe RADTECH's were on Pay Level 6 because they were 'Technicians'.