it worked with the faa. we have a system, what they call their amnesty system, where if youself report problems, they won't take enforcement action. when i was inspector general, congress asked myself and my office to look at the certification of the boeing 777. we came up with a statistic and found our conclusion was boeing self-certified about 95% of their planes. you know, in that case, they're the ones who have the expertise, so it seemed to work. they had a flew glitches with that plane, but everyone came to love the 777. but what it points out is the faa really has been kind of become an advisory organization and really don't get tough with major carriers and big manufacturers, the little guys with puddle jumpers, or the gals