Every time you switch A&Ps, they look at your first annual like it is their
chance to buy a new set of Snap-On tool chests. It will be double or triple
what your second, third, etc. annual with your previous mechanic would have
been. This is a well-known phenomenon. Your plane will be meticulously
maintained though.


"Ray Andraka" wrote in message
...
For the same reasons, does it make sense to use a different A&P for your
annual
every once in a while? I've been considering doing my annual with another
A&P
next year to make sure nothing has been habitually overlooked. I plan to
hang
onto my airplane for many years, so I want to know if something is not up
to
snuff before it becomes a major issue. Seems to me that if the same guy
looks at
the plane all the time he'll start to overlook stuff that might have been
slowly
deteriorating.

Ben Jackson wrote:

In article ,
Carl Orton wrote:
the same A&P for future annuals, what's the harm if he does the
prepurchase,
especially if I tell him that up front?

It's not just a question of loyalty or honesty. You need someone with
no preconceptions to look at the plane. New eyes will find things that
have been habitually overlooked. You also want to know about things
that aren't airworthiness issues *now* but will be soon. If the current
owner has been leaning on the IA to sign off on some marginal items
he may have mentally refiled those into "later" and forget to mention
them to you.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

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