Zaphod, I thought that Trillian did the flying whilst you did the acid flashbacks? Talking of that, is this whole thread perhaps just one enormous acid flashback? As for MLS's points, I agree that all threads posing the burning question "Should I fly an aeroplane that flies rubbish and looks worse or one that looks rubbish and flies worse?" should be consigned to the Naughty Step. Perhaps BRL could have an auto responder set up to say "I'm sorry, but you must have got me mixed up with the guy whom we hire to give a s*** about stuff. He is on vacation right now, please call later".