Centaurus,
Thanks for that, and NOT an eyeopener to those of us who have been around quite a while. I hope some (all??) will read, and learn.
Sadly, I think you are of the belief that facts have any "impact" on prejudices. Never let the facts spoil a good story.
Just look at many of the posts on this thread, the naive but firmly held belief that what "they" are doing is not just OK, but necessary for asymmetric training, and they are so competent and mistake-proof, that they can "safely" defy the odds.
As ever, a significant proportion of Australia's aviation community does not even really accept the concepts of genuine formal risk assessment, and mitigation. That is, "they" do not accept rational risk management, "they" are so "competent", in their own eyes, that risk mitigation is entirely irrelevant.
Another example is the generally irrational negative attitude to ICAO airspace classification, firmly grounded on risk assessment and mitigation, in favour of "that the way we do it in Australia", from too large a proportion of the Australian aviation community.
Tootle pip!!