gigi, flying on certain registrations, there have been NO FTL's (VP-C, VP-B etc) This is shortly due to change, and is the crux of this thread really. This, for many years, has been the "trade off" in return for less "politics" and red tape but i fear the EASA/JAR induced cancer of excessive pointless bureaucratic regulation may get a foothold now. I will restate however, as someone who has done his share of long working days, FTL's are not a bad thing per se, i'm just concerned where this new flurry of rulemaking will lead.....