Bookworm
I take your point to a point
But still think we have a cancer of state created jobs in Europe where their own interests are priority rather than the interests of the industry they serve.
Ie they regulate for regulation sake which all turns out as needless expense both to the tax payer and industry.
EASA could have copied the tried and tested FAA system obviously with European needed adjustments.
They would have saved a fortune, freed up the industry and made a bi lateral a simple affair as was the case with the FAA and Canada.
Rather than that they took the route that suited their own and political interests rather than that of the industry and their mandate of safety.
Pace