Blacksheep i agree completely with you.
A lot of Lae's cannot stand the pressure and will somehow release the aicraft even if they know the a/c was maintained by people with liitle or no training at all.
The employers however say if you don't like the situation go elswhere.
If the Lae goes to the NAA he will get problems a with the NAA (because he took an illegal action ) but also from the side of his employer (who will get a warning and a fine from the NAA).
The person himself can lose its licence and the employer will laugh because there are still enough licenced personel who can sign off without making problems .
The good guy has to leave.
The thing is we have to obey the rules,if the employer likes it or not.
I think by getting more interested people for the job (in the end its the salary that counts) we will get more time and safer aircraft.
And yes it will cost more for the company and more for the passenger.
If we can give an idea to the companies that they cannot go around us and let them now whe won't it for less they simply have to go with it.
The few people who go and sign off a complete c-check will soon fall.
Let us communicate and don't lose our heads.
Talk about it and convince the others to work only acc. Maint Manual.