B Noise
Sorry, I misconstrued your post.
My point is that if the SI isn’t permitted to go as far as a reasonable person would expect then, lacking any airworthiness expertise of their own, the MAA should at least pass the draft to someone who knows about such things, if only to ensure a little consistency and avoid MoD looking very very stupid.
They didn’t, and the reason is clear when one considers what was allowed to be said at the inquest. And such a policy is entirely in keeping with previous policies of those it is designed to protect. For example, the Chief Engineer expressly forbade the ARTs from speaking to MoD’s airworthiness experts. Their reports displayed the same characteristics. On the face of it pretty comprehensive, but actually so lacking in depth as to demand a proper technical investigation and reconvening of both SI and Inquest.