"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Its interesting that you have to have an A&P ticket to fly with these guys.


I've seen a lot of bush operators requireing this. Let's face it, when you're
operating in the back country, it is not always possible to get an A&P to look
at your descrepancy. If the pilot is a trained mechanic, he can persumably make
a safe determination to the extent of the mechanical defficiency, and weather or
not it's safe to fly with, or make field repairs. Or radio for parts and tools
he or she needs to fix it.

Heck, it's not even limited to bush flying. When I was towing banners we all
spent some time in the shop, learning basic maintinance on the aircraft. When I
went on longer runs that ended in an outstation, I'd have duct tape, a couple of
spare plugs, safety wire, and some basic hand tools. Just in case.

Am I an A&P mechanic? No. Can I change a spark plug? Yes.

--
Mike