I am supprised at the negetive reaction to this thread, and to the "Us & Them" view.
I0540, OK so the average PPL is limited to what he can do on a hired a/c, but some PPLs may want to spread their wings and visit far away fields and when your in the middle of the Sudan or somewhere, you dont worry too much about the type of C of A.
I also know a young pilot who got got a flat wheel on a Scotish island, he called a maintenance outfit and the bill was £1,545 inc VAT.
His a/c was on private cat and he did not even need a new tyre, but I suppose, if you know nothing about the machine and have pots of money why worry.
Tony