I believe that certain assumptions have been made here that are not necessarily
true. ie: that the inspection process only took an hour and a half.
The role of the "inspector" within the PFA is to supervise the building and
maintenance
of their aircraft. It dosen't mean they have to do the work themselves
or be present when the work is being done. In other words they are there to
ensure the aircraft is built and maintained to the proper standards.
Early on in an inspector/ builder relationship the inspector generally makes an
assessment as to the experience/ competence the person they are managing and
this will determine how much or little supervision is needed .If a builder is
fairly experienced it is likely that less supervision will be required.
It is not uncommon for an owner/ builder to do the annual inspection himself
(this
may take several days if done properly) and then for the inspector to make
whatever checks he considers necessary to satisfy himself the inspection has
been done properly. He may well focus on specific issues which are common to
a particular aircraft.
The most time consuming part of this particular task for the inspector is likely
to be completing the necessary paperwork and checking the logbooks are properly
filled in.
So to answer your specific question, when the AAIB report says the inspection
only
took an hour and a half dosent mean thats how long it actually took. What
they are referring to is the culmination of the inspection process.
Carl Pattinson
G-LABS
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