Spirax, chill...and no need to be sorry...
GWAS... sorry but airmanship is one of those no sexist words which uses "man" as in mankind, not as in male or female.
It was a playful little joke, aimed at Wally. I'm well aware that aviation is no place for rabid feminism, and I'm quite happy to be called an airman in the air, and a minxtress on the ground ...
GWaS