Thanks. It was very interesting reading all the responses. Of course, there are many female FAs who I have met who could feature in some very torrid fantasies ("if they would only ask !") grin but that is based on the personality they gave off rather than wearing some piece of corporatewear and a scuffed lifejacket during the demos. I have thought a bit more about this and wonder if it was an extension of the pilot figure in those romantic novels my grandmother seemed to always have around when I was younger. Rgds ! Luoto.