Kaptin M:
I always had a slight suspicion that you were indeed playing the Devil's Advocate and that's OK as it has certainly kept this debate lively and I must admit I have enjoyed every word of it. I know about all the negatives you have mentioned and I also know about long nights and landing at dawn with sand in my eyes. Would I have done that for half the pay??? That's a question I can't even answer to myself. I'd like to propose a truce (the cease fire kind, not the Malay word for straight ahead).
Sycamore:
That's a nice piece of analytical writing. The Chinese people have a wise saying that goes: "When a person drinks at a well they should remember who dug it. " If one thinks about this then I guess that just about sums up everything in life.
As an aside, I remember Sycamore helicopters in Malaya.
b777pilot:
I understand what you are saying and believe it or not I'm on your side.
Regards to you all,
Prince of Dzun