Jimmy B. wrote:

Now, before everyone flames me and tells me I'm an idiot, these are not
my opinions, they are the opinions of the Safety Inspectors at
Washington - Dulles FSDO.

What do you mean by "safety inspectors." If you're talking about our
Aviation safety counselors, they are idiots. Do not believe anything
they say is correct or has any regulatory signfiicance with the FAA.


Manuals:
You must have current service manuals to do any (including preventative)
maintenance on your bird.

Bull****. You need those appropriate to what you are doing.

Parts:
You must buy the parts from an aviation source.

You must buy parts that meet the regulatory requirements. I'm not even
sure what an aviation source is supposed to mean. However, the point
about aviation parts vs. equivelent looking non-avaition parts is well
taken.