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In ref to your mention of those abnormals.With AQP we see of that type stuff more than we ever did with the old six months checks.Six month check are so repetitive and ever body knows the scenarios the FAA is looking for.The standard of performance with AQP seems to me to be better than ever with the check people more willing to hold back or retrain people that don't perform well on the maneuvers validation.Then on the Loft (the check ride) portion the checker sees more of the real knowledge the pilot has of the equipment as they don't have much of a time restriction and you have to make real time line operation decisions.