I think some people are missing the point here in the usual name of attempting to sling mud.
My issue is around spending on work that has not needed to be done under the old regime and now suddenly needs doing. Last year the prop was fine, this year it needs overhauling because the rules have changed not because the state of the prop has changed. Because of these rules I am going to have to have both of my props overhauled because they have reached an arbitrary life figure. So much for having a spare prop.
The same goes for the other stuff. If it NEEDED doing I would be happy to do so but to be forced into without a good reason grates with me.
I am not talking about trying to cut corners it is the principle of changing things for the sake of it. Rolling over and accepting it is going to force GA into extinction.
How much money I am or may not have or how many hours I or the aircraft may fly has nothing to do with it. It is the principle of the matter.