Bit arrogant aren't you Mikero? "If I'm not on board how on earth can 'they' be expected to cope??!!??!"
As for your top gen on clearances, workload trial results etc etc, you haven't been talking that much to your mates on the J!
By the way, 16hrs to 14hrs is a 12.5% reduction not 25%, and the aircraft flies about 11% faster. Do your sums again. As for range vs the classic, how about Canada flag Hannover for UK with the ability for round trip fuel, with a full load but without your precious external drag makers?
As for route flying being difficult.............
(And I'd just like to make clear that the reason I didn't crash the sim was because I wasn't trying hard enough
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