Thanking you Hugh Flung Dung for echoing my sentiments with respect to using MDR for pre-flight planning.
What difference does it make if the pre-flight is done by the brain or computer, mechanical or electronic?
As to the "new kit" I referred to in my earlier postings, may I suggest a click on the WWW opposite my name, to get a better idea of where I'm coming from.
All comments adverse or otherwise gratefully received.
System designed by a Scotsman, made by an Englishman and looking for (probably) a Welshman who can talk the knickers off a nun to market it.