Postby Vertical Tango » Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:17 pm
Greg, all these figures are to satisfy the paper pushers who pretend overlooking at your well being, because it has been decided that you are not capable of looking after yourself. I remember in the recent past, the powers tried to impose an AP to change even a spark plug because even if you built your own machine, you cannot have the knowledge to do such complicated task.
My approach is quite simple. It is my backside that I am looking after. I often look for advice when I don't know. The final decision is mine. If I feel that my teeter bolt is still good at 1000 hours and the bushes have no play, I'll still fly with those. And no one can prove if I changed anything or not, so what is the point ? In all cases, if I have an accident and I followed all the rules, big brother won't take anyway any responsibility.
So factory recommendations are only recommendations and should be adjusted for each specific aircraft. Logic must prevail specially if advice comes from God Celliers.
I have done my own check list, quite extensive I must say, and it applies only to my machine. My AP thinks along the same lines and logic. We go thoroughly through it every year and it works like a charm.
Flying is like dancing, it is a love affair between the pilot and his aircraft