Chaps,
The point I was trying to make in my long winded rant was two fold. The first being that a visit from your local law enforcement doesn't do any harm, moreover it might, just might, make a difference to those members of the aviation community who don't automatically think about doing their 'civic duty', and prompt them to report any potentially suspicious information that they might have. It might be hard to believe, but some people won't report anything at all. Having a face to talk to, or a name to ask for makes all the difference to some people I'm told. I also don't for a second believe that all that was required were details of illegal training (granted I didn't witness your conversation), but if that's really all they were after, then I would have to respectfully agree with you and say yes, they were not making the most of their time spent with you.
The second point was that
current information can be more important than historical. We all know what an extreme amount of time the CAA take to do things, and I feel that to report a criminal activity to a civil authority doesn't make the most sense, albeit at least a report to
someone. We are all aware of phone numbers that do not require any identification to be given (Customs Confidential, Crimestoppers) and could use these if concerned about 'local' knowledge revealing the identity of the supplier of the 'tip off'.
Lastly, Mr. Stiknruda, your invitation to discuss it at Sywell, while welcomed, sounded a little bit like 'step outside'.....so I'm not sure if I actually want to go to Sywell now!!
