natops,
Firstly i apologise if my reply was a bit curt. I re read it and it could have come across as such. So sorry for that.
Just because SP says something does not make it so. The law is the law. The ASR reports from the last batch had explanations on the flights, saying they under variation 1 flights. They are not. I asked. I got a reply. I encourage everyone to actually ask. Don't just go along with well, he said she said so thats the way it is. There are rules, and laws, and consequences for not obeying them if something goes wrong. Call the FDM and ask if this is a variation 1 flight before you go. If we don't stand up for ourselves, no one will. And we are not being jerks, we are just trying to follow the law.