This has been an interesting thread from a variety of perspectives... couple of points:
bluskis:
The idea of putting your life on the line by accepting a trail of additions and subtractions by a bunch of unknown people beggars belief.
Must remember to perform a finite element analysis on the airframe before my next trip...
On a more serious note:
The answer has been stated by many people on the current threads ( including me) fill it up, then you know where you stand.
Agreed.
WRT the acquital, it's obvious Tudor can't say more about this case. However, the prosecution decided to offer no further evidence after the former CPs evidence. It seems to me this can happen for a variety of reasons, including:
1. 'We still think He Did It, but after the evidence from the last witness there is no reasonable prospect of conviction... damn he's going to get off'
2. 'Oooops. The defence have proved there's no case to answer... we're lucky there's no such offence as Careless Prosecution'
I suspect scenario 1.
Whatever, I'm utterly certain of one thing: if I ever find myself in hot water with the CAA, I want the Flying Lawyer!
R1