I knew the whole process had failed when the argument became 'well, we are flying it so it must be ALARP'.
The post-HC era has, under the ever-looking-the-other-way leviathan of the MAA, ushered in an aircraft that does not meet any recognisable airworthiness standards, has no type certificate and a vacuous Release To Service and a note to the Secretary Of State.
We may have been safer carrying on as we were, as at least we were not burdened by the new process.
All rather disappointing.