'Creamy' that's quite true....BUT & yes there's always a but a coroner of such an event as an airframe loss with the resulting loss of life (not an entirely unimaginable scenario with the core subject here) will be heavily influenced by the pilots insurance Co. whom would be looking to be absolved from their responsibilities (payout) due possible pilot error or pilot ability or lack thereof to fly within the current Regs.
Someone has to pay & the man at the steering wheel is at the top of the hit list & is a prime target with Regs already in place that put the responsibility squarely on him/her, it's up to the pilots estate to prove otherwise.
I'd say that should the above ever happen then it would be a huge legal nightmare.
Thank Christ we are only discussing the regs as far as fuel req's go & the limitations of outside agencies....phew !
Wmk2
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