Brian;
It's interesting. Teldorserious started the thread and frankly, I like where the thread itself has gone; I have learned a great deal from others and am putting some of it to use in my flight data work.
But each poster sooner or later proves his or her capabilities as well as his or her disposition towards civility-above-all-else-including-ego, and serious discussion when engaging other like-minded serious professionals, many of whom come here for the joy at the level of such discussion as well as great information.
It's ironic that after beginning, his subsequent posts are puzzling, but there it is, not the first, nor the last occasion we'll see. He's been on my ignore list for some time.