I was chatting with a colleague the other day and we both agreed that standards have indeed dropped. Maybe I'm looking through eyes dulled by only 25 years in the industry, but I can remember aircraft (albeit less sophisticated than those I work with now)staying in the hangar until they were fixed. An aircraft did not leave a "C" (or Block) check with deferred defects in the book. Of course, defects can be recorded elsewhere! I know most of us probably work for commercial entities but this industry must consider that regulatory requirements, such as they are, must prevail and that commercial considerations must take a back seat.
I know, I'm dreaming...
[ 02 January 2002: Message edited by: Bus429 ]</p>