Do you trust your Engineer
Hi Just trying to get a feeling about how much you pilots trust the your engineer.
Did you you know there is currently a issue with respect to the new EASA license. Your friendly CAA issued licensed engineer has been throughly educated and trained with a minimum of 5 years structured training. On the continent your not so educated Licensed Engineer will in some countries be given the power to sign by just doing an Aircraft Type course with no previous structured training like an apprenticeship .
NO problem you think they work for the foreign airlines not mine. Well under EASA 66 these engineers are allowed to work anywhere in europe no restriction. What is happening is some cases are that people who are failing to meet the standards of the CAA issued License and are unable to pass the Modules to obtain a basic B license without type are going to the continent to have there licenses issued and then coming over here to work. These same people are not asking for the standard wage and therefore some maintenance companies are employing them. So next time you think your engineer does not know what he is talking about, maybe he just does'nt. As a Caa issued EASA B1-1 engineer I would like to see some support from the all and mighty Balpa and their members its in your interest.