DFC,
I think you need to go back and read the previous posts as you quite obviously dont have a grasp, or you are just skim reading and drawing your own conclusions.
Backpacker explained it very well, go read it again.
Again, I also where do you get the 'free flying' bit? I have even said that there have been occasions where the group has absorbed the cost of the check flight - or is that one of the bits you chose to ignore?
J.