I've been out of flying for about 10 years now, and haven't looked at PPRUNE since 2010. After reading the posts in this thread, I remember why I lost interest. Small mindedness still reigns supreme among the majority of posters here. Dick made a valid point, but instead of trying to debate that point, emotive rhetoric is the preferred weapon, usually directed at the man instead of the subject. The world is in the mess we see today because too many have been content to accept small injustices, inconveniences, and inefficiencies, particularly if it didn't impact upon them personally. For your own benefit, don't bother responding violently to this post, because I won't see it. Spend some time and energy on being a representative of God, because that is how many people view pilots. And stop being selfish A holes.