"had built a new oven for $800 (he said that a commericial one would have cost $200,000) or so to bake the parts themselves so they wouldn't necessarily have to reorder."
One has to love the cost savings there as well as a general attitude by the engineers to not spend money when it isn't needed.
Finding and fixing the pitting and any other problem may cause delays but it gives me more confidence that the test flights will be succesful and without incident.
How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
Benjamin Disraeli
Where are you going to find the most intelligent, educated and capable crooks? Follow the money...... wall street, and the naked short is their best tool. - Mt bigsky