One afternoon I find myself landing and then taking off in a jet airliner from a compacted snow runway that had had hot sand applied to bring up the braking action with a 180 fare paying pax.
The next day I am prohibited from taking off in an SEP from a military runway in the UK because there is a little frost on the ground.
Risk in the RAF has become based on how hazardous is this to my career and has moved away from sensible aviation decision making. Unfortunately I can see why this is so, the Lawyers circle govenment departments like vultures waiting for something to go wrong in the hope of a big payday. I can quite understand and sympathise with those making the decisions and only another war will change the situation.