Another interesting myth is the engineers telling people that the daily does not last 24 hrs, but can be extended to 30 hours - and then dispatching the aeroplane.
The reality is that the aeroplane (under our system of maintenance) has a daily that lasts 24 hours.
It used to be able to be extended to 30 hours IF the aeroplane was overnighting at a port where engineering facilities are not available. (I say USED TO because I am not sure if that provision is still available). It was this clause that the engineers were using to try and con pilots.
Why do I bring this up?
Because flying without a valid daily is the same as flying with no maintenance release.
AND because the engineers are sledging pilots for not doing the pilot exterior inspection correctly.
People in glass houses......