Chopjock
........and the MBB105 CAA 'special requirements' modification to the fuel system that turned out to ADD a risk rather than remove one.
Yes we live in an imperfect world but anarchy will result if we all accept our own views on right and wrong. The prime mortgage scandal was an example of where one group decided to agree to follow their own interpretation of the rules and look what happened. The 'Libor Rate' scandal, ditto.
The old adage holds good - Rules are for the obedience of fools (read newbies or the untrained) and the guidance of wise men (read trained experts in their field).
G.