If the aircraft can not go to the maintenance organisation then the maintenance organisation can come to the aircraft.
Worth trying some figures regarding maintenance. Try looking at the cost of an Eastern Europe EASA qualified engineer based at your school but working for you and your local owners in terms of supervision and day-to day rectification with further support drawn in from the home country EASA approved based maintenance organisation for larger maintenance tasks.
Remember that a 50hr in a PA28 is not rocket science.....that is why a PPL can do it if operation is private.
Now compare the charge for a UK maintenance organisation to provide the same level of cover.
Of course, with EASA taking over, we will eventually end this rather silly situation where group owned aircraft and club aircraft and aircraft used for training are public transport.
There is absolutely no reason for club trainng aircraft to be certified for public transport. A point hopefully EASA will pick up on.
I am not anti-engineer, I am anti leading people down the garden path.
Regards,
DFC