Having done the course. it is valuable. It builds a foundation on which other stuff can be built.
Sunfish,
Is that in an intellectual sense or in a practical maintenance sense ---- there is almost nothing in the course about hands on maintenance --- what there is almost (delete almost) every builder would be well aware.
Largely it is the "Airworthiness Administration" basic syllabus for AME/LAME just starting out. It came straight from CASA, it was NOT a syllabus worked out by SAAA to provide something useful for amateur builders.
As I have already said, we have done without it since 1998, without obvious safety impact. Where is the cost/benefit of this imposition??
If it addressed the known problems that have occurred, there might be some point, but that is the one thing it does not do.
Tootle pip!!