Difficulty reports

[Mi Vida Loca]

I do not in any way want anyone to hold back on informing others about a problem you experience and especially if you have personal knowledge of it happening to someone else but be very careful how and to whom you make these reports. The FAA in their zeal could in a heart beat turn every Coupe into yard art. Never be lulled into thinking they are really out there concerned about your safety. They are out there to act as an enforcement agency and to cover their own butts. Any of you who doubt this need only look to Bob Hoover or the Swiss Air mess. Remember the insulation and wiring they are bad mouthing is the same stuff they certified as airworthy. The FAA still seems to feel that 1920's technology is fine and have resisted with all their power advancements. If you doubt this statement just look under the cowl at your mags. It would take very little on their part to decide on an AD such as the old Piper spar AD for the Coupe which could put many of us on the ground with costs of AD's far exceeding the value of your aircraft. BTW that AD came from a single plane which had been used to fly pipelines. Eventually the AD was receded but it could have left many a Cherokee sitting in the weeds. Not everybody can afford a total rebuild of their wings. It is easy to say that you applaud such zeal until you think back to just the infamous Swiss cheese wing AD for the Coupes. Be very cautious with what you say, and to whom you say it.


Dave
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