Mike Buckley Well, here we are in 2023! It may be a new year, but I feel a great sense of deja vu. For those of us of an age, cast your minds back to the winter of 1978-9, when the country endured the infamous Winter of Discontent younger readers should ask Siri, or Google it. Between November 1978 and February 1979, widespread strikes in both the public and private sectors, over the Labour governments imposition of a 5% wage cap to try to control inflation, almost brought the country to a standstill. Sound familiar? As far as our industry goes, I am reminded of the tagline for the 1978 film Jaws 2 Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.... When Flybe 2.0 commenced operations in April last year, hopes were high. Sadly, in January, it followed its predecessor, Flybe 1.0, in entering administration. As I said, dj vu. What will the rest of the year hold for us all? The conflict in Ukraine and the consequent global political tension has created a period of uncertainty not seen since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Let us all hope that sanity will prevail and that a long period of stability and peace awaits in the very near future. Hopefully, this edition of The Log will attempt to lift the mood a little. We have a wide selection of topics for you Tori Bottomley takes us on a whirlwind 28-hour trip to southern Iceland, visiting black-sand beaches, ice caves, geysers and spectacular waterfalls. Our addiction to coffee comes under scrutiny by Karen Speight, as she describes the effects of caffeine on our bodies, and David Keen asks if we really need two pilots on the flight deck these days, especially with the continuing integration of advanced automation. With that in mind, it is appropriate that we also have the results of our fatigue survey in this edition. Our prolific contributor Robin Evans explains some impacts that climate change is having on aviation now, and how it will affect it in the near future, ranging from flooded runways to changing wind patterns and increased CAT. We also have a report on the recent Parliamentary Reception, as well as all the regular features. Finally, we have to say goodbye to one of our editorial board members, Mark Dobson. Around 25 years ago, proofreading the journal was done by the duty editor of that edition. It wasnt always perfect. Mark contacted the board and offered his expertise as proofreader, and he was immediately accepted. One of the first tasks he undertook was to create a style guide, complete with spelling and grammar guides. Once introduced, the standard of The Log improved noticeably, and the job of the editors became much more straightforward. On behalf of all the board members, past and present, I would like to thank Mark for his work and support over the past 25 years, and wish him the very best for the future. Good reading folks! Picture credits, where not shown or supplied: Cover Shutterstock: Cowardlion / Shutterstock: Lightpoet / M101Studio / Ekapol Sirachainan / Ekkaphan Chongchiteua / Salvador Aznar/ Kyle Benne/ Locomotive74 / Sodel Vladyslav / Brian A Jackson/ Plampy / Maksim Denisenko / Marinamiltusova2250 / Axel_Kock / CatwalkPhotos / SAHAS2015 / KsanderDN / Michael715 / Apghedia / Antlii / Mark Time Author / Daniel Prudek / Paul shuang/ Rawpixel.com / Andrey_Popov / Elen Photo / Bhushan Raj Timla iStock.com: Stefanholm / LightFieldStudios Alamy Stock Photo: O.DIGOIT LIFT-OFF Duty editors welcome