Some might say that's a bonus. My wife for instance has absolutely no desire to go flying in any aircraft,
That's what I mean about properly defining the mission
On the Socata parts, I think you probably hit the nail on the head with regard to the maint shop
No suprise there. I've never had a problem getting parts (the few that I've needed over 10 years from new) and I don't know of anybody else who has had problems.