While I am admittedly pessimistic, there are a few things that make the
average EAA guy different from the average citizen.

Number one would be a love of building and flying. EAA people are
intimately involved in the way their planes work. They do not see them as a
bland appliance that gets them from point A to point B.

The guy I am worried about is the one that can't fix his car properly, but
thinks he can. Or he thinks that every mechanic is trying to rip him off,
and wants to use the cheapest repair he can get by with.

Now you want to put him in charge of a plane? For Pete's sake, have you
seen the cars on the road?




"Stealth Pilot" wrote in message
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On Mon, 31 May 2004 16:58:19 GMT, "Dude" wrote:


Unfortunately, the average citizen cannot be trusted to maintain his
plane
well enough to keep it safe.

that is an unsubstantiated nonsense claim if ever there was one.
you ever heard of the EAA and all the similar organisations the world
over?

...maybe homebuilders arent average. maybe we should lift the bar on
the rest of society, but it does seem to me that you started on a
pessimistic error in that post.

Stealth Pilot
Australia
(happily maintaining my own aircraft in spite of the legislation)