Marcus, fine words and well said, as previously mentioned public praise goes along way!
Union Jack, sadly my friend you are not correct, Queen Victoria stated that the Officer's of the Royal Navy were not Gentlemen for leaving a hanging corpse on a yard arm during a ship's visit in Chatham in 1895. The result was that, by Royal Decree, a Naval Officer would "carry his sword for 100 years", hence if you see an RN Officer type in full military dress then he will have his sword in his left hand, not on a belt as his Royal Marine, Army and Air Force colleagues will. The ruling should have been lifted 16 years ago, but of course, the RN has got used to it and does not like to make a fuss.....
Apologies for thread hijack, glad you are hapy with your pilots Marcus.