I asked our CAA and the boss Standards' office when the question was due:
May the EFB approval for electronic documentation itself be carried in the said EFB as an electronic copy? The answer was a somewhat reluctant and quiet yes. But indeed they did their research. Problem circumnavigated, all blue skies ahead.
The only issue left at the end was "true and certified" copy of AOC, but I think the unfortunate regulatory wording has changed since (5 yrs).
Any bureaucrat, even an honest and helpful man whom I met many, will instinctively avoid taking responsibility. Challenge them in a smart and polite way to provide evidence why not, and eventually a "no-formal-objection" letter is headed for your mailbox.
Last edited by FlightDetent; 30th Jul 2017 at 12:32.