What is to stop an owner going to a different CAMO at each ARC if he so choses.
Once the initial ARC is issued by the CAA only work carried out between that point and the next renewal needs to be reviewed.
For many private owners this will be minimal, probably a calendar 50 and an annual.
Providing the log books, maint schedule and associated documentation are in good order, the only requirement would be an AD search and an aircraft survey.
The cost of this in a competitive environment should not be excessive.
It has been suggested that the CAMO needs to generate a workpackage before a maintenance check can be carried out. If the schedule and associated documents are in order this need not be the case. The person certifying the check for a simple aircraft can easily extract this information and carry out the required work as they do now.
I believe that any regulation that forced an owner to stay with a particular CAMO due to the excessive costs in changing CAMO's, would be viewed as anti-competitive and therefore in breach of European law.
Last edited by ericferret; 5th January 2008 at 13:41.