there appears to be a lot of tax experts on this site! this is a pilots' forum
I would rather be a step ahead of the tax man rather than the other way round. I am by no means a tax expert either!
I did a little research into the rules since I used to spend a large portion of my working roster abroad, so I was keen to see what one would have to do to become exempt from paying income tax in the UK. It's a bit of a minefield!