” I know the regulations also forbid the use of alcohol, pyrotechnics (I don’t use DT fuses on my free flights) nor firearms (one of our guys was caught with one and could have had us ejected). These restrictions seem reasonable to me, as I had spent twenty years in the military; but some of the guys feel it is all too restrictive. My take is that it’s small potatoes given the luxury of using the space!”

Sorry it took so long for me to get to posting this. Thanks!