Thank you chaps for all the advice. I can now look forward to Christmas day getting stuck into my new present from Aunty Dorris -"Aeronautical Mathematics" along with a mince pie of course!
The thought of Developing the Focus and Mondeo for yet another couple of years is doing my head in so time for a change.
The automotive sector is always crying out for Aeronautical Engineers as their skills are easilly transferable. I hope that it'll be the same the other way. Thanks.