Chugalug,
You're a right barrel of laughs
What would people say if it was discovered that CAS had an opprotunity to go solo on a Typhoon and declined? There'd be far more manking about what a bad show that would be.
He's CAS - it IS his train set, to all effective intents and purposes. Or should all 60m people in this country be consulted each time a decision is required?