Thank you, chaps, for your kind advice. As a matter of fact, since writing the post I've come to the same conculsions myself-it is too good a chance to pass away, and to stick to my guns about whats reasonable when I'm flying-and as was said, being fired beats flying into a mountain.. .AMEX-your situation does sound very like mine, execpt the sector times will only be in the order of 30-45 mins for me. The principles the same, though-so I'll definetly watch it! I'm now in the middle of week off, hopefully to start the OPC in the next couple of weeks or so, and with some decent kip and time to think behind me, I'm feeling a lot happier and chilled than I was.Thanks again. Good luck to all my contempories out there! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" />