middleground:-
....One for condolences (if required) and one for the tech/rumour update.
More common sense, as already expressed here:-
http://www.pprune.org/military-aviat...e-info-28.html
which has been respected in the 9 years that it has run, even by those (like me!) with "an agenda".
I would endorse Danny's well justified pride in the WWII Pilots Brevet thread, but respectfully suggest that he augment his tag to, "The best of all threads on the best of all forums".