Not wanting to detract from a good "them versus us" fight but the way I read the first post is that the only people it will affect are those that fly the shorter sorties, by day and not over the "lunch" period (whatever that is defined as). As rationing is based on authorised time, not actual time (or at least that was my understanding) the poeple who are going to "lose" are those who are authorised for sorties <1-4hrs (using SLCs figures) that land before (say) 1100hrs or take off after (say) 1400hrs. To me this is those in the training world and Fast Jets (and maybe rotary wing) and even them some careful auth sheet work will see the problem affecting even fewer. Can't see this affecting the Kinloss/Brize/Lyneham/Waddington eating teams at all (except perhaps for local trg sorties). And after Gordon Ramseys visit to an F3 sqn the FJ boys have no excuse for not knocking up a fine lunch in 25mins! Mountain out of a mole hill spings to mind IMHO.
