And I thought replying to points made to me was the traditional way of having one of these discussions, which I have done.
Agreed. However, if few people are saying its black and a few thousand are saying its white the few must ask if they are out of step.
And what about the EASA principle that FCL priviliges may not be prescribed by national law?
May I refer you back to the Mountain rating. What do you do if you want to land at an altiport in Italy or Spain?
I am happy to learn from you in more detail what the Australia experience tells us about the EIR. Please tell me.
You see that is the point. It is easy to justify changes by reference to other models, far harder to produce solid evidence that these models have anything to offer. The danger is that if they are mentioned enough we all believe it without thinking to check for ourselves whether there is any substance in the argument. How many on EASA are doing just that?