On a Short Leash

[@dermick]

Good reminder on the requirement to formally RTS (Return to Service) your aircraft after any maintenance. Even simple stuff like oil changes, brake pads, bulbs.

[@StjepanNikolic]

Mike, your audio sounds better from a hotel room than from your home studio. Feel free compare this video with others.

[@Ech7777]

Yes it is much better. Most of the videos sound like they were recorded through a landline telephone. Good information though just crap audio quality.

[@michaelclements4664]

This sounds like my local shop and I agree 100%. Great advice and example here.

[@donaldeaves4610]

Right on the money or decision making process you went through!

[@alje311]

Are there ANY "due" items in part 91 that isn't required but still a GOOD idea to perform? Maybe a preventative maintenance item that is cheaper to address before it actually fails because it may be difficult to assess the condition?

[@dermick]

I think Mike mentioned magneto overhauls at 500 hours.

[@TheBarzook]

It's funny, by reading the title I thought it would be about AMEs keeping the customers on a short leash. I'll keep watching the video now!

[@alje311]

Some owners are unreasonable yes like ones who try to say no to work required by an AD or is a genuine airworthiness issue, this is good advice to avoid a sticker shock of an invoice and its even good advice outside of aviation when you take a car or whatever to a shop for an inspection.

[@davidspeyers5740]

Looks like TAS in Defiance, OH has a green wrench.

[@FlyingNDriving]

Yeah and than the shop says don't come back next year after reducing the invoice 90% and leaving them potentially on the hook with a discrepancy list if an accident happens

[@TheReadBaron91]

Our shop certainly does not get mad if they don’t want to fix the non-safety items. Sure, would be nice income and would improve the aircraft in our opinion, but that’s up to them. Only time we don’t want to customer back as if they are impossible to deal with and are very unreasonable. And if we think it’s leaving us on the hook, typically it’s listed as an airworthy item. Plus, you’re getting sued regardless in this industry, where do owners think most of that money goes outside of payroll and tools and manuals and building upkeep and the ongoing list of costs that most people assume goes right into the shops pocket.