Thanks Max for the erudite explanation; sadly I'd forgotten that half a brain is required to appreciate irony..as for the other comments I've been a Balpa associate member for a number of years now, it hasn't done me a whole lot of good I have to say, nor has it done me any harm, and the legal representation/insurances certainly make me feel better..quite how effective they would be in extremis I aim, of course, never to find out..However, the magazine makes for an enjoyable hour or so's read in the cruise..as for TUI, well, forgive me, I don't feel membership of Balpa has done them that much good. It remains, and always will remain so, very much the domain of BA pilots....
