As a Rock it is good to see that we have some supporters out there in Pruneland. I too would love to know the answer to the original question but I guess that will have to wait until 'constitutional' questions are sorted out.
Scroggs, rather than pressing your own unique personal interpretation of the Forum's purpose, why don't you just start more aircraft related threads, and then contribute to them? There are a few threads which have no place here, but this ain't one of them!