SOF, unfortunately all LAME's are not cut from the same cloth, some are just real good at passing exams, thats all. I know quite a few 5 cat drop kicks.
Coit, there are also a ***** load of AME's out there who think they know it all, and/or have huge anti LAME chips on their shoulders. This is especially true of a few very senior AME's. One has to ask, if they are all that good why dont they get licenced up?
Bottom line, glass houses -
stones.