I do the majority of my own maintenance... I use a mechanic at a
distant field for the stuff that has to be signed off, or I am
unwilling to do, and for annual, etc... If the bird is ever unflyable
I will use the mechanic on the field, or if he has his nose out of
joint I will have to hire a mechanic to come in... Several ships on the
field don't like the local mechanic and that is what they do
routinely...

denny