I think that as a pilot carrying out an SRA (never done a PAR as not mil) we are over controlled and treat like idiots. "check wheels" of course I will part of landing checks, "check minimum descent altitude" of course I will and already done so before start of approach. Next time I might ask the controller to check that he/she has the correct radar map displayed and it is correctly aligned or that the qnh is correct and that the barometer has been checked by the met office. I am never asked for checks when carrying out a Cat 3 autoland in far worse conditions. This is the CAA being far too over cautious just like the vortex spacings, in the UK light behind heavy 8 miles, rest of the world it is 6. The UK have to seriously look at their over cautious rules if they want to work within the DMEAN and CDM projects within Eurocontrol.
Rant over, just read this at the wrong time and hacked off after last night.