will start writing more...these days have been very busy.  for a week starting tomorrow, will be out in the field finally getting a chance to check out some of our projects.  tried to go on tuesday and a combination of a canceled flight due to a dust storm and the wrong itineray, we re-scheduled; i was booked to go half way and then there was no final leg to my destination, the others were on another flight going through malakal.  we rely on WFP and UN flights to get us to our destinations.  i have no problems flying commercial, as i have in the past, but will stick to the planes that actually have a maintenance schedule. commercials airlines also keep changing (going out of business) or maybe the planes obsolete.  most are old russian antonovs, the work horse (plane) of africa.