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- From: cf170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kevin R. Russell)
- Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster
- Subject: Re: maintenance
- Date: 10 Jan 1993 23:28:30 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: cf170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kevin R. Russell)
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- In a previous article, longman@bohr.physics.purdue.edu (Andrew S. Longman) says:
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- >
- > This is intended as a conversation starter on the daily maintenance
- >procedure for woodies. Coasters that is. Does anyone know what the
- >daily, monthly, yearly checks are? When do you measure what and what are
- >the legal guidelines? How much do those guys get paid and how do you
- >become one? Is there a coaster mechanic trade school?
- >whaddyall know?
- >
- >-longman@bohr.physics.purdue.edu
- >
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- From what I've seen there are two ways to become a mechanic (or electrical
- technician, lets not be biased) at an amusement park. One is to become a
- technician doing similar work in industry (manufacturing or whatever) and then
- make the jump. The other is to start out as an operator, make management love
- you, then beg to be taken on as a trainee. I would guess that most of the techs
- I have met made it through plan A, as most parks don't like to waste resources
- on training. Canada's Wonderland, on the other hand has a neat little work-
- study program, with the local tech school. I don't really know what the pay
- is like.
-
- Have a nice day
- --
- Kevin
- "Friends don't let friends ride E.T."
-