Scottie and Bacon: what on earth are you doing on this forum? You are plainly not Professional, or pilots. How dare you idiots compare us to bus or lorry drivers? Do they payup to £60000 to get thier HGV`s or PSV`s? Do they work up to 15 hours without a break? Do they arrive at the bus terminal at 180mph in thick fog? Do they carry enough fuel to incinerate a large town? Do they have regular shift patterns, but can be changed at a whim by crewing to a pattern 12 hours out of synch? And do they get a break every few hours because it is considered ABSOLUTELY NECCESSARY FOR SAFETY! You idiots.