"Rosspilot" wrote in message
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About 16.5 hours of labor all together. Another lucky year!

16.5 hours for a thorough inspection with all the manufacturer's
checklist
items completed?

I've always hated the entire concept of paying anybody for anything by the
hour
unless we're talking about assembly line widget-making.

I pay a flat rate for the inspection and then per hour + parts after that.

People have no incentive to work efficiently and with optimum productivity
when
they are charging by the hour. Quite the contrary. It's in their interest
to
work as slowly as possible.

I agree.

I know for a fact that I can accomplish a tremendous amount of quality
work in
an hour, frequently multi-tasking, and fitting everything in. People have
different capabilities.

16.5 hours is more than 2 entire workdays. Are you suggesting that a man
cannot work on ONE Skyhawk for 2 full days (exclusively) and NOT complete
the
annual inspection checklist? Why not?

Nope. Don't get me wrong... I am certainly not saying that 16.5 is too
short... it is just that my owner experience is around 25 hours with some
preventative maintenance items thrown in if nothing else comes up during the
inspection.