Porch:
Thanks, I can totally understand what you are saying. It's just that I heard 5 aircraft at speeds ranging from .61 to .65, and 3 of the 5 aircraft on frequency were coming from different directions. The way the contoller was asking questions gave me the distinct impression that he had never seen this before. That's the only reason I asked whether or not there had perhaps been a change in policy at Virgin.
Cheers for the reply.