Well observer, faithful or otherwise make no mistake you are a peanut. I think the commercial aspect between the two operations is rather similar, like it or not. The pilots are there to make money for the company and themselves in both bank running and rig runs. It is business. A minute saved on a circuit entry and one saved enroute is a good thing - they seem to have it down pat. Clearly the boys climb high on the way home CV-ROM because that is where the westerly’s are blowing, ie, up the freckle. I think you will find that they go VFR because there is often an absence of cloud and they can live without the radio work, in any case it’s up to them. I know who I would pick to fly my charters… I’m guessing they don’t share the same fear of the VFR warriors as you do, or perhaps that makes them one…