This document contains the personal and employment information of Earl Lawrence Brent. It summarizes his educational background including technical training in aircraft maintenance. It also lists his extensive work history maintaining various aircraft at several companies in New Zealand and South Africa from 1986 to the present. This includes experience working on helicopters, piston aircraft, and jet aircraft. It provides contact information and references.

1. Earl Lawrence Brent
Personal Information • Identity number: Passport number - 478543528
• Date of birth: September 24th
, 1967
• Sex: Male
• Marital Status: Divorced
• Dependants: 2
• Driver’s License N.Z Driers license - DL274796 Full licence
• Nationality: New Zealand Citizen
• Home Language: English
• Health: Good
Educational • Matric – Howick High School (1980 – 1985)
Subjects passed • English
• Afrikaans
• Mathematics
• Science
• Geography
• Technical Drawing
Other • N4 Aircraft Technology (1986 – Tech College, Kempton Park)
• Super Frelon Helicopter General Maintenance (Merit Received)
• Puma Helicopter Conversion Course
• Teletuition Safety Training Course
• Aircraft Corrosion Course
• Helicopter Vibration Course
• Trade Test – Aircraft Maintenance Mechanic
(Above qualifications obtained between 1986 and 1995)
• SA Airlink – Jetstream Series 4100 Limited Line Maintenance (2000)
• SALA - Vacuum Anchor Training Course
• AVSEC Airport Security Awareness Course
• Approved Dangerous Goods Handler Course
9 Edward Street
Grandview Heights
Hamilton
3200
Mobile : +6421 023 77107
Home : +647 846 5158
Work : +6421 023 77107
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2. Employment History . Company : Aeromotive Limited
Aeromotive is equipped to maintain all general aviation aircraft including all types of horizontally opposed piston
engines. Our skilled engineering workforce work to complete programs efficiently with the minimum amount of
down time.
Overhauled engines are tested in our environmentally designed, calibrated 'test cell' .Aeromotive overhauls piston
engines, propeller and associated components. To support industry in new Zealand a full service center is located in
Hamilton and an engine overhaul center at Timaru airport.
Located in Hamilton the main facility, in addition to engines also caters to general aircraft maintenance ranging
from singles to turbo props, accessories such as instruments, fuel control systems and starter/generator overhauls
and a propeller overhaul center.
The company has maintenance support contracts with CTC Training College in Hamilton and the RNZAF with the
Pacific Aerospace CT-4E Trainers and Beech King Air 200 fleets.
Aeromotive is a total quality management company certified to Civil Aviation Authority Part 145.
(Hamilton – New Zealand)
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Position held: Engineer at CTC Training College
Duration : 2008 - 2012
Duties / Experience: Maintenance and repair of CTC’s Training College aircraft
including sheet metal repair,electrical,instruments and general maintenance.
Safety Representative
- Aircraft worked on : Type Cessna 172/180/182 Piper PA-
28/32/44 Diamond DA 20/DA 42 Beech King Air 200
- Engine category : Lycoming O-320/0-360 Continental O-
240 Thielert 2.0 Diesel .
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3. Employment History . Company : Midcoast Air
-(Margate,Kwa-Zulu Natal)
-Light aircraft maintenance,servicing,sales and repairs.
Position held: Trainee Engineer
Duration : 2007 - 2008
Duties / Experience: Maintenance and repair of various types of light aircraft
Including mpi’s sheetmetal repair and stores work, ordering
of spares and control of special tools.
Aircraft worked on : Type: Cessna 150/172/175/177/R177/182/185/206/U-206/TU-206 Piper PA-22/28/34
Beechcraft 55/58/P-58.
Engine category: 0-200/0-235/0-360/IO-360/TSIO-360/0-520/IO-520.
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Employment History • Company: South African Airways (SAAT – Aircraft
Maintenance Organization)
• Position held: Aircraft Technician
• Duration: November 2000 to January 2007
• Duties / Experience: - Major Maintenance
- Minor Maintenance
- C-Checks
- Metrology (Callibration & repair of aircraft equipment, eg.
Scales, torque wrenches, DTI, micrometers etc)
- Production Control (Administration revolving around Aircraft
Checks
- Assistant to Snr Manager – rectification and audit of all
related aircraft documentation
- Production Planning Support Center
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4. Aircraft worked on : Type: Boieng B737-200/-700/-800
Boeing B747-200/-300/-400
Boeing 767.
Airbus A319/A320/A340-600.
Engine category : CFM-56-7
JD8D-17A
JT9D-7R4
RB-211
CFM-56.
• Courses - Primary
- Secondary
- B747-400 Mechanical Maintenance Overview (47M/029747)
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Employment History • Company: PacAir 1980
(Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal)
Light Aircraft maintenance, servicing, sales and repairs
• Position held: Trainee Engineer
• Duration: 1998 - 2000
• Duties / Experience: - Maintenance and repair of various types of light aircraft
- Including mpi’s, engine overhauls, propeller o/hauls, sheet
metal repair work, spraying of aircraft and ground runs.
Aircraft worked on : Type : Cessna 150/172/175/177/R-177/182/185/206/U-206/TU-206/210/310
Piper PA-22/PA-28/PA-34.
Beechcraft 55,P-58,58
Jetstream J-41 (1st
Line servicing)
Grummin AA5B
Mooney M-20C
Bellanca Citabria
Piper J-3 Cub.
Engine category : Continental 0-200/IO-360/TSIO-360/0-470/0-520/IO-520
TSIO-520
Lycoming 0-235/0-320/0-360
Other A-65.
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5. Employment History • Company: BTR Dunlop
(Howick, Kwa-Zulu Natal)
Rubber Manufacturing Company
• Position held: Fitter
• Duration: 1996 - 1997
• Duties / Experience: - Maintenance of various industrial equipment
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Employment History • Company: Ridge Contractors
(Pietermartizburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal)
Ridge Contractors – Industrial Contractors
• Position held: Sub Contractor
• Duration: 1995 - 1996
• Duties / Experience: - Maintenance and design of various industrial equipment
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Employment History • Company: Atlas Aviation /Denel Aviation
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6. – Puma Division (Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal)
Aircraft design, manufacture and maintenance as well as
component manufacture for various non-aircraft related
machinery.Denel(Pty)Ltd is the largest manufacturer of
defence equipment in South Africa and operates in the
military aerospace and landward defence environment.
• Position held: Aircraft Maintenance Fitter
• Duration: 1986 to 1995
• Duties / Experience: - Air-Force Helicopter Servicing – 200 hours on Puma L Models
and Turmo IV C Motors
- Intermediate Servicing – Super Frelon
- Servicing – Turmo IIIE 3’s and E6’s
- Minor Servicing – Impala MB326’s
- Line Duty – Marshalling, start-ups and refueling
- Sheetmetal repairs
- Special Tool Store Manager
- Hygiene Officer
- Labourer Supervisor
- Aircraft worked on
- Type Engine category
- Impala MK 1 Viper 22-1
- Impala MK 2
- Puma SA 330 C Turmo 4C
- Puma SA 330 L
- Super Frelon Turmo 3E3 & 3E6’S
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References Mr Mike Mitchell - 027 290 1885
Mr. Karl Yarrington - 021 055 9743
Mr Larry Jooste - 021 221 3998
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7. – Puma Division (Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal)
Aircraft design, manufacture and maintenance as well as
component manufacture for various non-aircraft related
machinery.Denel(Pty)Ltd is the largest manufacturer of
defence equipment in South Africa and operates in the
military aerospace and landward defence environment.
• Position held: Aircraft Maintenance Fitter
• Duration: 1986 to 1995
• Duties / Experience: - Air-Force Helicopter Servicing – 200 hours on Puma L Models
and Turmo IV C Motors
- Intermediate Servicing – Super Frelon
- Servicing – Turmo IIIE 3’s and E6’s
- Minor Servicing – Impala MB326’s
- Line Duty – Marshalling, start-ups and refueling
- Sheetmetal repairs
- Special Tool Store Manager
- Hygiene Officer
- Labourer Supervisor
- Aircraft worked on
- Type Engine category
- Impala MK 1 Viper 22-1
- Impala MK 2
- Puma SA 330 C Turmo 4C
- Puma SA 330 L
- Super Frelon Turmo 3E3 & 3E6’S
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References Mr Mike Mitchell - 027 290 1885
Mr. Karl Yarrington - 021 055 9743
Mr Larry Jooste - 021 221 3998
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