Something smells funny.

Well, there's a different thing I think smells funny. In this group,
everybody seems to agree that journalists are idiots, because they write
about things they have no clue of. Personally, I know a lot about
gliders. I know quite a bit about light singles. But I have no clue of
the issues involved in driving an airliner. More precisely, I know
exactly one thing about driving an airliner: It's completely different
from driving a spam can. You can't just scale up. So I won't do the same
thing as the journalists and write about things I have no clue of. But
maybe, you know more than me.

The main difference (from the FAA's standpoint) is that every time an
airliner takes off, hundreds of lives are at stake. On the other hand,
when *you* take off in your spam can, you're no real threat to anyone
but yourself and (at most) a few passengers.

Why or how this translates into a more lenient attitude toward airline
aircraft maintenance is the question. As always, it's probably a
"follow the money" thing.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"