Brian,
I did not pay for this annual. It was being done by the seller at the time of the sale. I am present at the time when my annuals get acomplished. So if this had been my annual. These discrepencies would have been addressed at that time.
You ask, "I noticed that several members chimed in with their "bad" experiences with maintenance, but who's going to do anything about it if there were no FSDO to keep an eye on things? Does someone have to die or get seriously hurt?"
You answered your question previously in your response. You asked why I posted this information here on this Forum? Yes, the public needs to know, and word of mouth can be the most detrimental of tools to keep busineses in line. If there are enough complaints about a shop, they go out of business. We needn't the Government to do our policing. We can do it ourselves.
And finally, I will ask you Brian, have you ever been on the receiving end of an FAA investigation. Even one where you were not at fault? But one initiated just because somebody has a grudge with you? I am quite sure that you have not. For, if you had, you would not be questioning my point of view right now.
There are no hard feelings here, Brian. There are just some things I feel pretty strongly about. Taking personal responsibility is one of them. Second is running to the Government to have them "fix" our problems. I went through Hell just because a disgruntled employee wanted to get even. I never would wish that on anybody! Like I said previously, please forgive me if I have offended you. That definitely wss not my intention.
Still friends?
