"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I think what you're actually trying to prove is that those of us who
rent abuse planes and don't take any pride in taking care of them.
Think like that if you wish, but it's an elitist attitude and one that
does GA no favors. Owning an aircraft does not entitle you to violate
any regulation, especially Part 43 or 21...and unfortunately, those are
the ones I see owners violating most frequently. I've refused to
instruct owners who perform illegal maintenance, and I've refused to
fly with renters who bust minimums. It has nothing to do with who owns
the plane, and everything to do with the mentality of the pilot.
You've proven in this thread that you think you are above the FAR's,
which is pretty sad.

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

Emily, that's the goofiest, most twisted out of context reply I've read
here in many years -- and that's really saying something. You clearly
know little about airplane ownership (and not much more about renting),
yet you feel qualified to spout FARs?

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 have officially
announced your lifetime membership in the "Box of Rocks" category.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


I believe that you have summed it up quite well, Jay.

I just took another look at the list of approved pilot performed
maintenance, and would suggest that it covers the majority of maintenence
for a typical aircraft in a typical year. It does not include overhaul,
complex repairs, or annual inspection; but does allow the pilot to perform a
lot of the preparatory work for each of those. Therefore, clearly, when the
removal and replacement of covers and the assembling of required documents
is included, the pilot is in fact authorized under Part 43 to contribute the
majority of labor hours to the maintenance and inspection of the
aircraft--even when the annual condition inspection is included. Any
supervised work is additional.

Peter