Read my comments to the FAA on the proposed policy change that would allow the 787 to be less safe in lightning strikes than is currently required if special conditions/exemptions Boeing has asked for are granted by clicking on the link below:

My Comments to The FAA Concerning the Proposed Policy Memo Change

I think you will find I have been as "brutally honest" as usual in these comments to the FAA.

Update--I received a response today (2/17/08) from Victor Wicklund, Manager, Propulsion & Mechanical Systems, ANM-112, FAA Transport Standards Staff, confirming receipt of my comments (Mr. Wicklund, who is handling comments on the proposed policy change, was out of the office from the day before I submitted my comments until today, so he couldn't confirm until now).

Now we await their response.