Originally Posted by
stevef
I've worked as an engineer for both of the main GA organisations in Botswana (including Maun) and the standards were very good.
Right. You sort of missed the point. I wasn't questioning the quality of maintenance in Botswana. I have no basis to do so. I was questioning the notion that maintenance in ICAO nations is necessarily good, by virtue of them being ICAO members.
Originally Posted by
stevef
I could tell you some grim stories about the Congo though...
And yet it's an ICAO member, which underscores my point