Mr Point: A simple question for you, what make some one a "specialist"? From several postings on the thread it would appear that the answer to that question is, anyone who flies or maintains a Nimrod. I prefer the official definition, " A person who is trained and experienced in a particular branch of a profession".
The people from QinetiQ were not "current" Nimrod fliers or maintenace crews, but they were specialist in their field. And being specialst, they uncovered facts about Nimrod opertions and maintenance that IPT and MoD should have know about years before their report was published.
DV