I hear what you are saying, I still get rung by private owners wanting a good "cheep" check done, they are all dreamers and it bugs me that they are happier to spend more money on their cars than on the aircraft they own.....go figure. But still I became an engineer because I wanted to work on aircraft, I still do but it is a shame that the only way that I can make good money and have a life to is from behind a desk.
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