Beags,
Look at the bright side of it all....it proved MaxR absolutely correct.
We might argue if he is "right"....but he for sure is correct.
A Herky Bird crew got to see some new sights, got a tax paid visit to Washington DC....some valuable flight training and a fair number of hours in the process.
The Tax Payer took it in the shorts due to the costs involved but since when does that. matter except when it comes budget time and money is running out causing Flying Programmes to be cut back.