I know and respect a lot of the LAMES that maintain our helicopter fleet. They
are professionals and they know their ACFT. They are amateurs when it comes to
gliders; not like the GFA maintenance people that I entrusted my glider to.
Most of them are not interested in my sport of gliding and hav
With the advent of composite GA aircraft there will be an increasing number
of LAME's capable of inspecting/repairing gliders and motorgliders.
We've got Grob, Diamond, Cirrus and Jabiru making GA aircraft in
composites. There will be others.
As ever, it is about choice.
Mike
Borgelt Instruments
Yes, it is expensive, but thats OK.
Chris McDonnell
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Yes, it is expensive, but thats OK.
Of course it's not OK!
Cost is a fundamental reason why one system might be better than another.
If LAMEs are more expensive, we would be dopey to go down that path without
large offsetting benefits.
Since
Christopher McDonnell
"Womma Mu Kurta"
Mount Barker Springs
South Australia
61 8 8391 0482
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