slaw, thank you sir. short sweet and to the point. have spoken with captskip a couple of times, also very useful information. thank you once again for taking the time to answer. helps a lot. O.T.....civilian contract pilot on a u.s. navy ship. wont be back in the u.s. until first part of june. cannot access my acct. out here. computers very, very slow. hoping to up my holding a bit. looks like i might have time now. thank you once again sir. much appreciated. take care pilot