The annual for this thing
was $15,000 three years ago, mainly to fix things missed during previous annuals. (It runs on 100 octane money). The airplane sold for around $2800 new. $300 for an annual inspection is borderline criminal. My very good AI found an elevator cable that wasn't swaged properly and when tested, it failed at about 60 lbs of pull. No elevator control can ruin a perfectly good morning, and I guarantee the tire-kicker IA would not have found that.