It is not about cheapskating, it is about having the option to run items on condition. Justify to me why seat belts NEED replacing at 10 years that the engineer deems to be serviceable. Justify to me why a prop with 700 hours from new NEEDS to be overhauled rather than inspected just because it is 6 years old?
I am all for ensuring quality of maintenance and ensuring safety, but we have to draw a line somewhere.
EASA is going to drive GA into extinction with this stuff. It therefore forces people to look elsewhere. The FAA seem to take a logical view which is to trust the engineers to decide if something should be run on condition.
A and C - Go, give me a reason why my static lines need replacing rather than inspecting and my engineer using his expertise to decide if they need anything doing with them? Same goes for the mags, they work perfectly, if they did not I would overhaul them. My last vac pump did 1500 hours and failed gradually so I replaced it.
I am not looking to cut corners, but at the same time I am not prepared to blindly just throw serviceable stuff away. Does that make me a cowboy?