RAT 5.....I agree, if you fail to challenge the legislative abuse, then you can only weaken the situation for yourself, and others.....but it's not that clear cut when your working outside of the legacy carriers with heavy unionised protection, nice T's and C's etc. - at the !!!!ty end of the stick, you can be asked (told) to do something that doesn't sit correctly on a legal footing - I will say I often did query, and sometimes refused to do the incorrect thing, and my career almost certainly has suffered as a result of challenging - I no longer fly in a full-time job. Being correct and being successful in this career don't go hand-in-hand necessarily, and bills still have to be paid. I can't defend illegality, nor would I try - but the current climate means you have to think a bit before sticking your head over the parapet as it could affect your career prospects IMHO.