Delighted to hear that, at long last, the insurers bowed to the inevitable.
Chatting about this case with some of our observers, one of them made the point that if their role required some form of FTL compliance then Chief Constables might consider it cheaper to go down the direct-employed-civilian path to filling the non-pilot seats in the aircraft. Beancounting in the modern police world being, of course, more important to some than operational proficiency...
Mighty Gem:
Some of us would consider reading and posting things on your alternative forum if your duty-Cerberus would let us in. I applied, giving my background and quals, and received a snottagram in return saying No Entry, Not Known Here. Well, you're not going to get to know people if you won't let them talk, are you?! Nah, I'll stick to PPRuNe where I can filter out the Walters myself, thanks.