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Old 24th Nov 2018, 21:32
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Genghis the Engineer
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Look at the aeroplane, the rules, the maintenance practice (make sure it's NOT your inspector doing the maintenance - the system is supposed to be built upon independent checks), the availability of an instructor.

But above all else, look at the group. How are they getting on with each other, are people pulling their weight, are there any difficult personalities who disrupt the smooth running of the group, are there people who fly the pants off the aeroplane and regularly leave it in a poor state or who think it's reasonable to fly it all day, snag something, and leave everybody else to sort the problems out?

It's all about the people. The most problematic aeroplanes will get sorted out by a good group, the best aeroplanes will deteriorate rapidly with a bad group.

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