>From my experience with several coupes, I have witnessed numerous examples of
>cheapness which drastically decreased the airworthiness of the planes.
>However, as frugal humans, we typically attempt to get the most for our money.
> In some cases it does relate to cheapness, but not always. When an owner
>elects to not accomplish a needed action or uses non FAA certified products,
>that is dangerous and cheap. Remember that APs/AIs are in business to make a
>profit, like most businesses. Usually, they will want to work on aircraft
>that will make them the most money in the shortest time with the lease effort,
>which is what businesses do.
My primary concern in this area is certified personnel, do unnecessary work
(many times due to ignorance or incompetence or just to make money). I know we
usually hear about the ones that are less than good rather than those which do
good work. And it may just be my luck to encounter those that do less than
acceptable work and charge for their mistakes. I employed 3 different ones to
do some metal work and all 3 did less than an acceptable job and were released,
their comment was "it will pass inspection", my reply was that it didn't pass
the pilot's inspection. A recent example of incompetent work was when one
charged a friend to replace generator and regulator twice. When I arrived on
scene and asked if the AP had checked the 30 amp fuse, he replied "fuse?".
Then when the same plane landed in Apalachicola with a skip in the engine, that
AP diagnosed faulty mags and ordered new slicks with harnesses. After
installation, Same problem. Turned out the mag wire was intermittently
shorting. Over $2,000 in unnecessary charges. I could go on and on, but won't
bore you.
All this is said to indicate that with those type of experiences over and over,
an owner tends to want to reduce expenses as often as possible and may question
the need to do some work.
Fortunately, I have located a good AP/AI who will assist me in my effort to
restore my coupe. Being aware that all planes have idiosyncrasies, he simply
determines what they are and learns to deal with them.
All that being said, if one is not willing to deal with all these problems and
do the necessary thing, perhaps they shouldn't own an airplane.
By the way, we must deal with similar problems with doctors and the medical
profession. One difference is that they bury their mistakes.
Lee
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