AVM is absoluteley spot on when he says this is a serious matter. We can all do our bit to ensure that we continue to highlight our concerns and thoughts. I'm convinced that if we were honest, most of us could justify writing ACORN's on a very regular basis. We do however, to a certain extent, accept the problems and often even laugh them off. AVM.. If you are who your UserName suggests that you are, then be under no illusion that certain operators of this aircraft are finding it increasingly more difficult to instil confidence in newer members of our trade and I would say all, to some extent, will not be surprised to here the next piece of tragic news. The original problem ie. spares is having a massive knock on effect on basic skills to the extent where I'm more than happy to continue to use the above UserName.