rotor&wing wrote:
Steve;598168 Wrote:

The pilots I know are willing to pay fair value for services rendered.
I'm guessing you didn't spend multi-million on a facility, $250 grand
in
shop equipment and diagnostic analyzers. If you did you are likely to
have a
1st class facility that would draw plenty of aircraft repair business
that
would pay you $90 an hour. Heck you could publish a reasonable fixed
rate
for inspections and I'm sure you can get plenty of business that way
also.
But you sound like you have an unreasonable expectation of what a
mechanics
should earn. Keep you A&P/IA to yourself, the world doesn't need
another
service provider with a chip on their shoulder.

I don't have a shop nor do I work as a mechanic. I've been involved in
GA for over 35 years and took the time to acquire my A&P and IA so I
could maintain my own airplane or helicopter.

A large portion of GA pilots can't really afford it as a hobby and are
unrealistic when it comes to the true cost of aircraft ownership. These
coupled with the tight wads that want everything done for them as "a
buddy deal" are the biggest complainers when it comes to aircraft
maintenance.

At one point in my life I was the guy that would help out a fellow
pilot with a maintenance problem, but no more. I've been screwed over
more than once with one time leading to an FAA investigation over a
false accusation (I was cleared, but it was unpleasant to say the
least).

So yes, I'll keep my A&P/IA to myself. And for the rest of you, just
keep bitching about the lack of good A&P's to support your hobby.

And if you do have a good and generous A&P,
remind him that he should charge as much as
the guy that fixes your Subaru, and If he
still doesn't, give him a big tip and offer
to fill his plane or car with gas...