Much though it pains me to say it, I can see the merit in the opinions of those who have posted advising me to do it in the shortest time possible.
The difficulty I will have is convincing myself in my own mind, especially during the hot summer days with blue skies (yes, we do get SOME) when I look up to see a DR200 flitting around overhead, that I'm really doing the right thing. I put it off for 2 years in a row already and right now, summer 2005 looks like a million miles away.
RC