Pilot and Engineer??
Prompted by J F's, piece in June, Flyer. (Mods and Maintenance)
How many of you ever bother to have a really good look at the aircraft you fly?
I am involved in a couple of groups and a flying club and I rarely see any pilots getting involved in maintenance (or even cleaning the aircraft)
If some of you were in an "out of the way" airstrip, could you even take out a "plug" or remove a wheel to get a flat fixed.
Most old pilots will carry a "get me home" tool kit. but most "modern" drivers would just stand beside the aircraft with a blank look.
When you own an aircraft, unless you have too much money, the only way to keep costs down is to know your a/c and to do as much work as is permitted under the LAMS.
You will become a better pilot when you know how things work and you will do much less damage when you understand the systems.
Tony