First officer: I wonder what the Panorama team would make of such a situation, or what the subsequent AAIB report would say after its incident/crash investigation was concluded. It's not about the legality etc. it's about the 'spirit' of the law.Sadly some of the various CAA's are not up to the job of policing their own rules. I do remember the high profile case of the lady within Mr. Kinniock's EU office who was pilloried for being a whistle blower, even though she was proved correct. She was sacked but went to court. I see more of that happening in many industries if the greed culture continues. With no unions it is your only recourse to balance the abuse.