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Career: Aircraft Radar- and Radiotrician
  
Aircraft radartricians and radiotricians install, test, repair and maintain radar and radio equipment for aircraft.

Aircraft radartricians and radiotricians: use components and materials such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, switches, generators, and insulators. They construct and use circuits such as rectifiers, amplifiers and frequency modulators. They mount, connect and tune various antenna systems. They use testing equipment and measuring instruments to trace faults and they wire all the electrical equipment in an aircraft.

Aircraft radartricians and radiotricians check, repair and test: radio and electronic equipment; computing equipment; communication systems; radar and radio navigational equipment and air traffic control equipment.

School Subjects
Grade 11 or N2.

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS: Mathematics
RECOMMENDED SUBJECTS: Physical Science, Trade Theory, Technika: Electrical, Technika: Electronics, Technika: Mechanical, Technical Drawing

Employer
- Denel Aviation
- Aircraft manufacturing or maintenance companies
- SA Airways
- SA Air Force
- Commercial and private airlines
- Department of Transport

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