Nick,
On a lighter note, good luck with your sale of those two S-92s to Turkmenistan. From your experience in selling S-76s, you're doubtless familiar with the foibles of the rich and famous, but the recent actions of the Turkmen president set new standards for eccentricity, including:
- The renaming of several months after himself, his mother and other 'key figures'
- The official extension of adolescence until the age of 25 and postponement of old age until 85
- A $50,000 fee for any foreigners marrying Turkmenistanis
- Construction of a palace made of ice in the middle of the desert
- Obligatory reading of his 400 page 'spiritual guidebook' (and introduction of a
test on the book as part of the Turkmenistan driving test !!)
- Decrees against gold fillings, long hair and beards
- Obligatory braided hair and fur hats for schoolgirls
- Official endorsement of polygamy (and why not...)
After dealing with this sale, the usual requests for gold-plated door handles and leopard skin interiors may seem sane !!
I/C