yeah well coulda shoulda woulda, wasnt the argument, it was about the process, nothing to do with XR's desires ambitions or capabilities.
two weeks is ambitious too, casa needs 30 days notice just to scratch their arse and you can't book an emergency evac demo until all the boxes are ticked and the aircraft is ready to go.
years end is looking very likely, sounds like you owe evilc an apology.