"Neil Gould" wrote:
I don't know the answer to your question, however, the FARs for rentals
are more stringent than for privately owned & operated aircraft, so I'd
suspect that while many rentals may not be as pretty as privately-owned,
they are likely to be in better structural & mechanical condition.

Dale wrote:
Bwahahahahaha!!! That's pretty funny!! G

Yeah, it's funny, but that *is* the prevailing *assumption* among
renters, and the FBOs bank on it.