backwards since my time on Puma SH almost twenty years ago.
Twenty years ago there were plenty of sand bags being pulled up beneath swinging lampshades. Then the good guys all left (& mostly became civvies at MSHAFT) and a dilution rate of 85% first tourists took over. It followed that lessons were learnt
(again) rather then taught. The exodus to the airlines if a fast jet crossover was not to be, inflamed the dilution rate; and PVR strategy was the talk of every bar and crewroom.
To compound the issue, the days of career Flt Lts were also gone and replaced by 'career focused individuals' who assume that Sqn Ldr and beyond is a right. The SLUT (Sqn Ldr Under Training) was born; and it is the nemesis to Flight Safety and to a point +Morale. I have known awesome pilots change into right plonkers with an illuminated career caption.
Finally the Puma accident rate in which the Fuel Control Unit played its part cannot be swept under the carpet. In short, the situation we find ourselves in is a great many ducks falling into line; and individual personalities are the minority. The 'system' contributed to the downfall far more then most will admit.