In article uFalb.832970$YN5.918245@sccrnsc01, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

One thing I've never quite figured out: What, exactly, does a FSDO *do*
all
day long, that keeps them "overworked"?

I suppose there are routine inspections and the like to keep them busy,
but
I have no idea what a FSDO actually does. Other than ramp checks and
field
approvals, what goes on in those cubicles?

Can anyone here give us a "day in the life" at a FSDO?

fwiw - I spent a lot of time on the phone with a couple of
different guys at the FSDO discussing STCs and other changes
to my aircraft. This was in addition to my A&P guys talking
to the FSDO. This was just putting in 6 different STCs on
my cherokee 140 during the engine overhaul while removing
some of the air conditioning parts.

--
Bob Noel