LU: Some of the threads here talk about issues that come from outside the cockpit domain. Much of CRM is a pile of common sense with areas of pragmatic application of simple human skills like sitting down with yer engineer and understanding what the bloke did to the rotorheed and what adjustments he made to the weights in the tail rotor - over a coffee prior to groundtesting and then flying the beast. If such relatioships aren't relevant I'll eat my cyclic. You must have an opinion on this - I reckon if you can describe matters that bring pilots and engineers closer together as a unit as opposed to the classic mender v bender mind model then you might win over some of your critics. Consider your posting on here an attempt to perform a considered CRM type relationship with your pilot who is about to go and fly the aircraft you just changed all Main rotor blades on due to Lifex and during which you found corroded Main gearbox feet. Talk to me make me feel it's an aircraft i should take in to the air cos LU fixed it. I might even invite you along for the ride if you can't convince me properly? I might invite you for a ride even if you do?