I get told a lot of things in aviation, the most surprising ones are: “the regulations are grey about xxxx”, or “ I know the regulation says X but you can do Y”, or “the regulator doesn’t really mind”, or “I know it’s technically wrong, but just do it anyway”.
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To that I now add “it’s just a paperwork thing”.
Not being a sky god and considering that these are ultimately matters of criminal law, I find this deeply unsettling.