Keith,
As always, I defer to your knowledge of the UK exams ...
I don't work much with JAA operational regs although I am more than familiar with the maintenance side of things so I had best do some homework to see if I can get my head around your observations and the JAA regs but it all seems a tad strange to me at the moment.
A search suggests that CAP 698 is near 13M so I think I'll download it at work tomorrow rather than take all night on the domestic dial up account ...
Found a purported copy of 1.530 at
this site which I presume to be correct. If I can spare the time, I'll look up the JAA references on the company site tomorrow at work.
The numeric details differ slightly from what we are used to on this side of the globe, but the intent is the same .. ensure that part of the takeoff flare to screen is over the hard bit toward the runway head. With that additional background I have no difficulty with what you have put to the audience .. particularly when one accounts for the unfactored references .. all's well, good sir ..
Back in due course after I've had a chance to review the CAP ...