Earl Yates:  

Life Personal Life: NOW RETIRED! After over 33 years working Flight Test Instrumentation on the Apache Advanced Attack Helicopter, I've decided to retire to my own projects in my own workshop. (earlsworkshop.com) My work experiences: After spending several years working in Radio Broadcasting in Yuma (KALJ, KVOY/KJOK), I changed the direction of my career, to work more directly in the field of electronics. For over 28 years, I have been in the field of Engineering Flight Test as an Instrumentation Technician and Engineer. I have worked for Hughes Helicopters, McDonnell Douglas Helicopters, and now Boeing Rotorcraft since Aug 1979. All without changing jobs. Hughes was bought out by McDonnell Douglas, and Boeing bought out McDonnell. I have been involved in the prototype and production testing of the US Army's AH64A Apache Advanced Attack Helicopter, and AH64D Longbow, also the MD-500E & F, MD-520N (NOTAR), MD-600N, and MD-900 Explorer commerical helicopters. My role as an Instrumentation Engineer, was to integrate sensors and data acquisition equipment into experimental and production aircraft for testing and evaluation. I have been working with International military customers with specific flight test systems on foreign sales of the Longbow. England, Israel, Japan, Singapore, and Eygpt are among many governments that are (or will soon be) using our Apache helicopters to protect their borders. Hobbies: Computers, Networking, tinkering with cars, Jeeps, Electronic Fuel Injection systems, building high performance engines, street rods, engine swaps & upgrades...Expand for more