Chopjock
What it seems impossible to get through that thick scull of yours is that we are talking about lives here! When timex commented about not wanting to fly in a single in bad weather at night, and wanting the right equipment, the best that you could do was to make some smart comment like "OF course you would when someone else is paying for it"
That proves to me a number of things (A) You are just an armchair theorist and have never actually had to risk your neck doing it. And (B) From the basic lack of aviation law and knowledge you know jack all about the subject.
(c) As you are so against providing people with the right equipment, - perhaps you work for MOD procurement?
I note that you have never denied my challenge that you might be a journo!
Remember " Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to even greater extent than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect."
I suspect that you know very little of this subject at all.
Tigerfish