Eh? How did you make THAT leap? Or ANY of those leaps?

Not to speak for Emily, but I made that leap long ago, on the basis of
quite a few threads.

If you think that an owner polishing and pampering his/her bird, making
sure that every working part is functioning perfectly at all times, is
tantamount to "performing illegal maintenance"...

You were talking about illegally replacing a landing light with an
unapproved part. Now I agree with you that the approval process is too
daunting for best safety, but I disagree with you that Joe Pilot (or Jay
Pilot) should be allowed to do different because he thinks so.

Jose
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