HELLO, MY NAME IS Ken MacTiernan AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS ASSOCIATION, AMTA. I AM ALSO AN AMERICAN AIRLINES
AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN CREW CHIEF IN SAN DIEGO. I CREATED AMTA TO HELP PROMOTE THE
CRAFT AND PROFESSION OF THE AMT. WE PLAN ON ACHIEVING THIS BY EDUCATING THE
PUBLIC OF THE CRAFT AND PROFESSION OF THE AMT. WE PLAN ON DOING THIS BY
DEDICATING PLAQUES IN HONOR OF CHARLES TAYLOR AND ALL AMT'S AT AEROSPACE
MUSEUMS. "CHARLIE" WAS THE WRIGHT BROTHERS MECHANIC AND HE BUILT BY HAND THE
FIRST ENGINES FOR THE WRIGHT FLYER. MR. TAYLOR IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST MECHANIC
OF POWERED FLIGHT. NO ONE KNOWS WHO CHARLIE WAS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHO WE ARE.
AMTA WISHES TO CHANGE THAT. THROUGH MEMBERSHIPS AND DONATIONS AMTA WILL BE ABLE
TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL OF PROMOTING OUR CRAFT AND PROFESSION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY
41 MEMBERS FROM ALMOST ALL AIRLINES. THIS ORGANIZATION IS FOR ALL AMT'S. AMTA IS
ALSO ASSISTING IN GETTING ALL 50 STATES TO PASS A RESOLUTION MAKING MAY, 24TH OF
EVERY YEAR "AMT DAY", JUST LIKE CALIFORNIA HAS DONE. (MAY 24TH WAS CHOSEN IN
HONOR OF CHARLES TAYLOR'S BIRTHDAY.) IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP AMTA PLEASE
CONTACT ME AT jetdr@cox.net or (619)
395-6681. OUR PROFESSION ONCE WAS LOOKED AT WITH ROMANTICISM AND PRIDE, BUT OVER
THE YEARS THIS HAS CHANGED. THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE REVERSED IS THROUGH
YOUR ASSISTANCE. MEMBERSHIP IS $20.00 AND YOU RECEIVE AN AMTA T-SHIRT WITH
CHARLES TAYLOR'S PICTURE ON THE BACK WITH AMTA'S MOTTO OF "REMEMBER THE
PAST-THINK OF THE FUTURE" AND THE INITIALS AMTA OVER THE FRONT POCKET. PLEASE
INDICATE SIZE WHEN JOINING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CONTACT ME. THANK YOU.
SINCERELY, Ken MacTiernan http://www.amtausa.com/
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