Well observed, 'Gunship'. I BELIEVE that "'I' before 'E' except after 'C'" helps as a good basis, or so I HEAR, but perhaps only in EXTREME cases. However, English not being my first language I leave it up to the 'Brits' to correct me... However, most are too busy learning our other beautiful European languages. Reading a good book (I'm not sure that Flight International would count as good literature) helps to iron out those spelling and grammatical niggles.