On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:31:55 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:

Emily writes:

Every single rental
aircraft I have flown is meticulously maintained, by certificated and
qualified mechanics with factory training.

But who knows where those aircraft have been, and how pilots have
treated them when away from the eyes of their owners? For example, an
airframe could be overstressed and not show any visible anomalies,
until it fails.

Same argument could be made for *any* airplane...you don't know what the
previous owner did to it. But there are admittedly more people who have
previously flown a renter than a used plane. To quote myself, "Renting
airplanes is like renting sex: It's harder to arrange at short notice on
Saturday, you worry about what previous customers left for you, and someone is
always looking at their watch."

Ron Wanttaja