It seems that some people are happy to debate anything but the matter at hand...
IO540 The issues relating to Bizjets might just save our bacon (by virtue of the people they upset) but are not relevant to a forum such as this so I avoided them in this discussion.
The issues relating to the acceptability or otherwise of the FAA IR for flight inside controlled airspace in a G-reg are what really make the difference. For a lesser number of souls, it relates to Regulatory Stability (conspicuous by its absence under JAR/EASA), and for others it relates to the desire to use the latest STCs.
These are the features which need to be brought to the DfT's attention - if it cares...
Voyages of mental masturbation relating to the nature of democracy and fairness are all very well, but won't achieve anything, I fear.
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