Nr : "b) cos it was mentioned on Tuesday as being included soon in the PPL(H) syllabus (and, one hopes, the CPL syllabus)"
I think what the CAA said at the SHSS was that LTE has always been in the syllabus, but they are about to re-emphasise it. They pointed us all to AIC 70.00 and LASORS SS17.
LTE is about to be mentioned in the report about the 206 filming accident at Hadrian's Wall, May 30th. Having to go downwind to get the shot is no excuse.
Robinson do a specific session on LTE in their safety course - the military films are comedic, but the explanations are good.
As the CAA said to us, LTE is hardly mentioned in UK training books - but if you get the US books there's plenty on it.