@radiopicture You obviously have never flown one, or know what the old Goon does around the world. Not many conventional gear planes of this size anywhere. Flown in and out of McMurdo numerous times in a jet (C-141) and typed with a lot of hours in a DC-3.
@TheSkippyMac Can't ignore the problem of spending a fair amount of time in Wales, myself. Never been in a Whale.