SSD - must be getting a bit mixed up - definatley wasn't in the B17 - think I might have been behind you at departure time or somthing - definatley remember seeing a chippie though.
YAK's - no reason why I'm nervous really - bad choice of words on my part - they just look a bit intimidating as you say.
The Cap 10 I (theoretically) have access to is at Sherburn - from where I live its one hour the other way from Barton (but usually easier with the M60 traffic). Only £95/hr, by the way, if anyone's interested.
Evo, not manged upside down yet - nearly did today but felt a bit queasy after 30 mins of stalls and 75 deg steep turns under a very bumpy, thundery sky. Love the aircraft though - come to the Sherburn fly-in in June and we can go for a jolly - I have a Robin booked for the whole day.