Derv, Chug et Al,
I am obviously not knowledgable. I hold no candle for the MAA. Neither would I cite waivers - I have been out of the RAF for 10 years. I merely state my opinions as follows: In the early 1980s, the RAF sought, maybe optimistically, to bring in a system of open reporting, without prejudice. All were encouraged to report incognito, any aviation problems, outside of the 765 system. It started well, but as it happened, some tried to find out who the 'incognito' were. Trust became lost, a period sometimes referred to as 'Flight Safety by Cruxifiction' ensued. Open reports dried up because punishment was possible. So here we are now 30+ years later, the lawyers have taken over the cruxifiction and any quick way of learning aviation lessons, short of accidents, has probably been lost for ever.. Its all very sad. Here endeth my last post on this issue.