Please excuse my digression. As one of the first "Tonka" drivers in Aunty Betty's Flying Club, from '82 to '89, I would be delighted if someone would be kind enough to tell me how and when Tornadoes came to be called Tonkas. In my day we simply called them "Fins" although some of the ex-Bucc mates referred to them as "The Bacofoil Bomber".
Saintsman,
I don't find them boring at all. In fact, I rather wish there had been someone around to take a few happy snaps of me when I used to do that sort of thing for a living. I look at the photos of Tyhoons and it makes me jealous of the youngsters who have the privilege to fly them. We could have done with a jet with that sort of performance 25 years ago!