Well done SLFAussie.
You have correctly picked up all the grievances of the LAME and put it in a clear & concise manner.
Being an ex QF LAME I have been watching pprune for some time and get terribly frustrated that what you intoned indeed does not get seen by the general public nor the media (until a little bit recently).
The Engineers do need backing like yours and I am sure they are thankful.