Congrats for landing a job mate ! Nice to get a break once in a while isn't it ?. .I also have done some single IFR work here in the UK (far from being the only one I agree) and on a single as well but I guess I was lucky because it had a PT6 at the front so... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" /> . .Where I would like to comment though is about your ground duties and the demanding flying you have to do. You see, in my company I was also "asked" to be part of the company (being the pilot wasn't enough obviously) which was Ok I guess but on occasions I found it difficult to do so.. .What I mean is that my boss tended to lose sight about the reason why I was primarily there for and found that being "part of the company" could compromise the safety of our operation.. .Once I was asked to fly to Hungary which would take about 5 or 6 hours because we had to do a tech stop on the way. Great trip but then I was meant to jump in a van with my boss and make the delivery of the goods. 3 hours drive, followed by the release of the things we would be carrying (another good 1.5 hour) then and only then I would have been allowed to have a night sleep.. .Unfortunately there was no time for to rest the next day as we had to leave BUD as early as we could (after the 3 hours journey to get back of course, the flight planning, immigration and various bits and bobs,...).. .My answer was,Errr.... Perhaps I will skip the drive and instead go to a nearby hotel so I can:. .- Complete all the paperwork. .- Tidy up my Jepps and get the next ones ready. .- Have a good look at our next 5.5 hours trip to a different destination.. .- Rest and go to bed early. .Well he didn't like it much but that's how we did it and tough if on that day I did not show more commitment to the company. In my books it has been a reasonable and safe way to conduct the flight even if I disappointed the Boss <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> .. .There has been more situations along the lines of the one described above and I must say that flying single pilot IFR could be tricky (thanks the plane had an operative A/P and few more toys to play with) but I had greater difficulties dealing with the Human Factor/CRM,etc... side of things.. .In a company which is not an airline or a commercial operator and when you have no one to talk to about some safety issues, life can be a little bit more complicated than necessary.. .Anyway I loved my time buzzing around Europe in MY plane and I don't regret it a second, just it has helped to mature in my trade.. .. .Have fun