Re: briefing. Up until the point where the "we've been here before" brigade make an example of themselves similar to AC in SFO or that water bomber 737 in the Carribean. If we can grow out of the resentment against formal protocols, there is good intrinsic value to full briefings at home base. One thorough briefing a day keeps the AAIB away. Indeed the real fight is to keep them short and effective.
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