Nigel
While you are correct the laws are an ass what are we supposed to do about it ?
keep on breaking the law until it is changed ? Live in the real world it wouldnt have mattered if every company stood up unless we are BA even then EASA will wave 2 fingers at everyone. EG R66 stopped certification due to the unknown failure rate of a valve that has been in a 206 for years. So taking this example even the biggest helicopter manufacturer in terms of numbers can not change anything !