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Originally Posted by dmcummins
It's the fact that I don't have a choice that I don't like
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Don't wait until the last minute for your annual, and shop around. If it's due in July, take it in on July 1st.
If your annual has not expired when they finish the annual inspection, they can simply sign it off "with discrepancies". You're still legal to fly on the existing annual until it expires at the end of the month. Get your discrepancy list, come home, and start getting quotes from hungry A&Ps. Once an A&P clears through the discrepancy list, you're good to go for another year.
If the annual HAS expired and you want to shop it around, you would still get the annual signed off with discrepancies. You shop out the work and once you settle on a place, you work with their A&P to get a ferry permit so you can take it to them.
Some light reading:
I really like this article (pdf)
https://www.cirruspilots.org/copa/tech/m/magazine_articles/563632/download.aspx
The Savvy Aviator #15: The Annual Inspection Trap - AVweb Features Article
The Savvy Aviator #16: Who Is Responsible For What? - AVweb Features Article
https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_guides/media/faa-g-8082-19.pdf
A good video with the above information presented by the EAA