Ran into a bloke today who had 28 years with GAF, on the floor building Jindiviks, Sabres, Mirages, Nomads and Hornets. Studious, thoughtful, he struck me. Reckons the Nomad's tailplane is still deficient in that excessive loads can be induced with no great departure from the normal envelope. At least that's what I interpreted him to be saying. When I expressed disbelief, he said "It's a fact and I would never fly in one." Also made the comment that the Mirage was far and away the aircraft with the soundest structure and construction methodology.