Ron,

No Names but when I was getting my RV-6 ready for the FAA
inspection I was told by the FAA to have an A&P do the
equilvalent of a 100 hour inspection on the plane.

It rapidly became obvious to me that I knew more than the
A&P at least as far as "systems" went. I had to explain to
him how the ignition switch grounds one of the mags when
turned to the "start" position. There were a few other
"things" he didn't know...

At least I got the signature and the FAA was happy.

John


On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 10:25:23 -0700, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

On 11 Jun 2005 09:53:17 -0700, wrote:

The A&P/IA who signed off this Alon as airworthy the last annual
pencil-whipped the work by slathering ugly pancakes of JB Weld around
the leaky rivets on the wing tanks.

A buddy of mine bought a used Cherokee. When he got home with it (2000-mile
trip), he discovered, among other jewels, that the alternator belt said "NAPA
AUTO PARTS," and the landing-light connector pair had been replaced with a bulb
socket and a bulb with the glass smashed away and wires soldered to the
connections. In addition to a bunch of corrosion, he found that all the wing
fuel tank vents had been cut off flush with wing, covered with screws, and
painted over.

The airplane not only had a current annual, but my friend had hired a different
A&P for a pre-buy.....

Ron "Another Case Study" Wanttaja