Blackhand,
See Instrument 515, and please all note there is no differentiation between "minor" and "major" repairs.
Instrument 515 is far more restrictive than it predecessors.
The article by Phelan is correct, those of you who seem to believe otherwise fall into two categories:
(1) Wishful thinkers, or
(2) You haven't read what Instrument 515 and Part 21M actually say, as opposed to what you think they say.
As for trying to blame Cannane and an industry association for what the present management has done to maintenance regulations is a bit rich, the "EASA rule" never had a GA set of rules, it's CASA that has discontinued the rules development for small aircraft, in favour, once again, of "one size fits all" -----
We are already seeing some horrendous costs, compared to the old system ---- in the order of ten times +, for a simple EO and Special Flight Permit (ferry permit) to move an aircraft for a minor repair.
Tootle pip!!
Last edited by LeadSled; 2nd Aug 2012 at 15:13.