for Delta Air Lines.

任職達美航空

We have many things that we need to do throughout the night.

整個晚上我們有很多事情要做

We do an initial walk around,

我們要執行每天的第一次環機檢視

check for our brakes,

檢查飛機煞車

our tires,

檢查輪胎

our lights,

檢查飛機的航行燈

any pilot light upset we've got.

以及所有的駕駛指示燈

As soon as we have done our walk around,

一旦完成環機檢視

we go up into the cockpit,

我們會進入駕駛艙

check the hydraulics,

檢查液壓系統

check our engine oils.

檢查引擎機油

Sometimes we have to wring the wires out.

有時我們還得拉出鋼纜

We have to get meters and gauges out there

我們拿著檢測儀表和尺規等

and see what the symptoms are of the aircraft

檢視飛機有無任何異常症狀

and get a little bit more diagnostics going on...

或者做進一步的檢查診斷

Go through our schematics and narrow it down.

按著我們拿到的構造圖檢視，並逐步縮小範圍

...and go from there.

...和從有問題的地方開始

I got started by taking my brother to take a test to enter the Air Force.

當年我帶著弟弟去參加考試，開始進入空軍

While I was waiting for him, one of the recruiters

我在外面等他，其中一名招募員說

says why don't you take the test also?

你要不要也來參加考試

And so I did and next thing you know, the recruiter was calling me as an aircraft mechanic.

接下來我做的事就是你現在知道的，招募員把我拉進來擔任航空機械員

I went straight up to the high school and asked the counselor where can I go to school

我一路唸到了高中，並詢問輔導員可以到哪一個學校學習

to become an aircraft mechanic.

成為航空機械員

I had no idea there was jobs out there.

起初完全沒想過那裡竟然有工作

I started with a small commuter airline,

我從一家小型通勤航空公司開始工作

then Delta called me up and says would you like to come to Atlanta,

後來達美航空通知我說，可以到亞特蘭大工作

I said sure.

我說沒問題呀

This gave me a very comfortable living.

這份工作讓我生活過得相當舒適

You can get into the major airlines,

你可以進入大航空公司任職

you can get into small commuters.

你也能在小航空公司過活

You can get into your corporate aviation.

或者進入特殊航空業

There's a very high demand for a good aircraft mechanic.

好的航空機械員總有很多航空公司搶著要

The responsibility of being a mechanic is

當一個航空機械員的責任是

you've gotta be able to have a very good character,

你必須有絕佳的個性

very good responsible aspect within yourself.

強烈的責任感

You've gotta love action.

喜歡起而行

You've gotta love unexpected events happening.

喜歡處理突發事件

You got to just love life and if you love mechanical things...

熱愛生活，同時假如你喜歡機械

thinking outside of the box.

那不妨跳出平常的思考框架

And to know that this aircraft is gonna leave the ground, and leave with many people.

想到飛機離地，搭載著許多人騰空而去

I love my work...

我熱愛我的工作...

I enjoy seeing what I worked on that night leave in the morning with happy passengers.

享受地看著夜間工作、晨間離開時那些快樂的乘客

I mean, it's kind of exciting to know that you put a good product out there

我的意思是，知道自己讓一個好產品飛到天空，總是讓人雀躍

At the end of your day,

而在你一天結束

to know that yeah, somebody else can enjoy their day now too.

知道別人也能因此享受一天，同樣讓人振奮不已