It would really suck if the FAA was hanging around the shop when they
started working on it.

I'd be more inclined to fly beyond the tach time and play dumb than
intentionally make the plane more un-airworthy than it already is.

"TaxSrv" wrote in message
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I'd just disconnect the tach and go fly for the maintenance.
That's provided I didn't know the A&P well enough so he'd agree to log
the tach time -- in a "wink-wink" arrangement -- based upon my telling
him what the tach says, and fib by one hour.