The amount of work that the s required just to do the inspectors is in believeable. A lot of SIDS is also referenced SBs etc which a lot of you do not wish to do. So you have to find out what has been done. What needs to be done.
A 310 for example take nearly 3 days of work in just looking and doing research into the log book. That's before you have even lifted a panel. So that takes one person 24 hours that needs to be paid for. So are you saying that it should be free ? It gets worse if it a 400. Even 100 and 200 series aircraft take a considerable amount of time. Then you have to have a guy if required to do eddy current insp that on a 310 for example going to cost upwards of $3000 and the cost continues. I and a lot of us find some of these insp a waste and it's clear that what the reasoning is behind it is. How ever it's not a pick and choose. It's also clear that it's picking up a lot of SBs etc that have not been complied with. Dose it make it safer. Yes and no.