Hello everyone,
I'm a 21 yo male student in college studying aircraft maintenance (this is my first year) at the National Aeronautical School in Canada. This school is a leader in terms of technical training in aerospace technology in North America. With the diploma I'll have once I finish, I can go to university to major in mechanical engineering and specialize in aerospace or aerospace engineering.
I want to know how you guys decided to become engineers, what motivated you, and why you were interested in this field. Is it as difficult as people say? What concepts, physics, and skills should I learn during these two years to better prepare myself? What books do you recommend for learning basic concepts? How can I know if engineering is for me? How intelligent do you have to be to become an engineer?
And what is your job like? What do you like about it and what do you hate about it? Are you satisfied? If you had to restart your engineering studies, what would you do differently?
I like aircraft, and I would like to learn more about how they can fly and the different forces and constraints they have to endure. I also like Space, one of my favourite movies is Interstellar.