Rob_L,
Jeez, has EVERYONE read my article and realised it's me?
Why do you think I prefer helicopters?
If it all looks just too confusing on the ground, I call the tower and ask if they mind terribly much if I just point into wind and take off from wherever I happen to be. I jumped a queue of about 10 aircraft leaving a fly-in once by doing that
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Whirly
To fly is human, to hover, divine.