caulfield wrote, apropos of the Boeing,. .. .'Man-machine interface is clear and simple.There is no clutter..no second-guessing..no "whats it doing now?"'. .. .I laughed so hard Mrs NorthernSky had to bring me one of her herbal compresses!. .. .Has caulfield ever flown one? Ever had an engine out in one? Ever flown a non-precision approach in one? Ever sat clueless through the energy management process: speed bug drives to minimum clean, aircraft pitches to achieve MMO/VMO, then AFCS disconnects to CWS Pitch with nose well down and speed increasing through MMO/VMO?. .. .Still chuckling....