It hasn't been cost effective to transfer everything from the older systems. In the near future, the older diagnostic test gear will be out of the fleet and everything will come through here. CASS has the ability to run evaluations on multiple types of equipment. The system has been so effective that the Navy has started using it for sub and surface fleet applications. But you still have to be a troubleshooter.
Experience is necessary to keep up with the workload.
Powerplants One of the most intriguing facilities at the AIMD is the test cell section of the Powerplants Division. Flames shoot from the jet nozzle and fuel changes from yellow to blue like a giant blowtorch, often raising the temperature of the cavernous room to 400 degrees, while the ground shakes from the thundering power of the engines. The core of the division is far more sedate. In a large, separate hangar, an assembly line of engines at various stages of repair and maintenance wait to be worked on or to be returned to the squadrons. Yellow lights in the hangar enable an easier transition on the eyes from the darkness of the flight line at the end of the day for the technicians who are often too busy to tell sunrise from sunset.