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Old 12th Jun 2005, 19:12
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Solid Rust Twotter
 
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It's been said before.

The new inspectors are unlicenced, have never worked on a shop floor and have no knowledge of the aircraft they're paid to inspect. They can insist on neatly copied paperwork and spurious money grabbing regulations but are unable to spot an incorrectly threaded bolt or a cracked stringer. Issuing them licences willy nilly will not improve things one iota. The issue is flight safety and it doesn't matter a jot how many new forms have to be filled in (except to remove engineers from their primary responsibilities even more), no amount of paperwork makes an aircraft safe to fly. That can only be done by a skilled and appropriately licenced engineer satisfying the requirements of the maintenance manuals.

As you can imagine, this lack of adequate inspection will also adversely affect the value of the aircraft operating on the ZS register, thus effectively devaluing the investment potential of aircraft, leading to fewer jobs and less opportunity.

Is this the job creation scheme that was used as a ploy to win votes at the last election?
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