This bit of banter going on reminds me of sports commentators:
- those that can do - do,
- those that cant do - talk about it
Whats the issue here - CAMOs overcharging or owners dumb enough to pay ridiculous amounts? Nobody is tied to a CAMO unless they have put themselves in that commercial position, my costs are marginally up - but nothing to get uppety about, are to be expected and I am happy with the situation.
In truth everybody - MO/CAMO/Owner has been led down the garden path by our glorious knee-jerk CAA to no safety benefit except the emptying of everybodys wallet requiring mass & balance recalcualtions. Requirements mis-interpreted at the outset by the CAA such as lifed items and back to birth research at the outset have naturally filtered through the system and only now are starting to be put right. Dont blame the CAMO for doing what the've been told from above - its not cricket. If only they would let go of their empire more gratiously, we would all get along a lot better.
Flight Manuals are the latest saga - how on earth can it be a good idea and safe to have two identical planes with two different flight manuals. FFS!