Originally Posted by Bob Upanddown
You will still need a CAMO to issue the ARC every year
Boeingboy, note that since an Archer is an ELA1 aircraft the ARC does not have to be re-issued by a CAMO every year. An independent maintenance engineer (who has a CAA approval) can do the ARC issue in two consecutive years and then you need to go to a CAMO only in the third year.
This may save you a bit more money, but the main benefit for me is being able to get the whole lot done 'in-house' at my home airfield (where there is no CAMO or MO), and only having to arrange to get the aircraft somewhere else every third year.
Other than that, I think eric is spot on.