Sorry IO540, I have no idea how I missed the bit where you said you did as they asked. I do tend to get rather defensive when it comes to Shawbury as I fly through there reasonably frequently and they have always been very helpful to me. I am always amazed at their patience and politeness with all who use their services. I recently had a problem with my transponder and having spoken to D&D on the ground before I set off back to my home airfield,(there was a lot of Military traffic around that day and I wanted to be visible to Shawbury) I called them only to find that not only was there a problem with the transponder but the radio decided to have a tantrum too and I couldn't hear anything (I was plenty high enough at 3,100' for the Clee Hills not to be a problem). We eventually managed to make contact - they had been able to hear me all the time, and they kept an eye on me until I was safely back on the ground. As soon as I was able I rang them to thank them.