Mmm ...
integrity ....
Don't really feel at at all 'prickly' or threatened ... I just could not believe you were serious about this ... and if you continue with this project I wish you all the best of luck ... you WILL need it .
Cheers
P S ... You do however jump to a conclusion in thinking that just because you have spent
all of your career flying in Australia only you can know what is going on there ..... there are heaps of us AUSSIE expats flying overseas these days picking up all sorts of 'worlds best practice' tips