Normally if a pilot experiences a severe wing drop at point of stall in an aircraft such as the Cessna 150, which is designed so that severe wing drops are not supposed to occur at that point
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The pilot should report the problem in the approved maintenance document and an engineer does what he is paid to do - that is rectify the defect.
For some reason in Australia, GA pilots who do the correct - and legal -thing, are often rapped over the knuckles by their operator, and in some cases, sacked, for recording the defect(s). Its called "making waves". Every GA pilot knows of the perils. It is a culture which even the CAA have not been able to eradicate. It often starts from the attitude to defect reporting instilled in flying schools instructors and is self perpetuating.
That is why such defects as a mis-rigged aircraft can continue for years as the defect is not picked up during routine maintenance.
Hence the original post.
How bad must a wing drop be before the pilot can safely report it? Do the original certification flight test requirements have current validity in the flying training business? And what are the certification requirements, anyway?