The point is that ultimately someone needs to kick a little tail and
light a fire under the mechs.

John, thanks for your comments. That is indeed what is lacking. The
Chief Mechanic and Owner are motorcycle buddies, so I don't see any
tail being kicked any time soon. Instead, they just keep raising our
rental rates. $137/hour for an C172SP now.

I'm bulding a plan of action should the right moment occur to suggest
to the owner that I could double profits if he'd put me in charge.
;-)