04-11-2017, 12:30 PM
(04-11-2017, 06:20 AM)Dokhu Wrote: The only thing I want to say is that the system must advice when the airplane requires maintenance, but it should not oblige us to do it immediately so that we have time to return the plane to the HQ or any Hangar or a Hub of our own. If someone delays too much the maintenance it could have a greater damage.
The point is the checks are mandated, if you fall behind I believe with the larger checks you are not even allowed to fly so you would need to request a special ferry permit to fly it your HQ, so you would take a hit in costs for the permit and for a non revenue flight. The only check that can be delayed in special conditions is the A check.
Anyhow I also would like to see the option for those of us who buy older planes to put them through a full D check after purchase to reset the clock as it where on the checks and also seeing D checks are used by airlines to do things like cabin revisions, repainting and all it kind of makes sense. It also would bump the purchase price of used aircraft a fair bit if we cannot just change the layout of them for no costs. Changing the layout for free with a new plane makes sense you order it in a certain config, but with a used plane you get what you get and anything else you would need to handle and hence pay for.