Ah, I get it now, you are from Oz and possibly an ATC person - you ALREADY think you fly the aircraft, ne c'est pas [French, for your benefit].
If I am correct ......and I reckon I am ...he DOES fly the aeroplane...he IS Australian ....and he must have had a kicking from a bunch of ATC's when he was young because he LOATHES the idea of ATC and fails to see why he can't go where he wants when he wants at the level he wants(duffy 3 BIK!!) ......We have crossed swords before over various topics.He is entitled to his opinions and I know some ex UK atc staff who ARE trying to sort out a workable data link system...but in all honesty I think it is an enroute tool across oceans/deserts/africa as imho I think it will take pilots OUT of the situational awareness loop.s it not easier to listen to instructions rather than read them all the time?