Mike Buckley Matthew Martin elcome to the latest edition of The Log. This has been the most difficult duty editors welcome I have had to write in more than 25 years. The welcome piece is an introduction to the edition, but it is also supposed to be upbeat. However, the past two months have been more downbeat, in what has been a rather downbeat year so far. The very sad news of our Executive President Paul Naylors death shocked us all. On behalf of The Log editorial board and Im sure all of our readers I would like to pass on our condolences to Pauls family. Back in the spring edition, I talked of a new Winter of Discontent with all of the strikes happening at the time. Here we are at the start of autumn and little has changed: more strikes planned on the railways, in hospitals and at least in Scotland schools. That great sense of dj vu I felt then hasnt gone away, and my hope that sanity would prevail and that a long period of stability and peace awaits in the very near future seems to be receding. In that edition, David Keen asked whether we really need two pilots on the flight deck these days. Early in September, an article appeared in Airlinerwatch stating Airbus and Dassault advocate for one-pilot operations during the majority of long-haul flights. It continued: EASA may endorse the concept by 2027, but the FAA remains hesitant. The reasons for this idea are obviously cost, but also because airlines are reporting difficulties in hiring sufficient pilots. With many pilots made redundant during COVID still looking for work, together with perhaps hundreds of potential pilots who have lost tens of thousands of pounds after the recent flightschool collapses, maybe the airlines need to up their collective games. With the seemingly endless gloom and challenges we face, it is ever more important to support each other and our industry and to find (or create) some positives in it. In this issue we have therefore tried to bring you things of interest, practical use and to look at topics that might help or support you all more. Robin Evans gives us an insight into the world of interceptions at least what we are permitted to know. Alongside this, we have a report on an actual interception, from 10 years ago, by the pilot involved (thank you, Anonymous). One of our new board members, Bec Lougheed, explores the world of GPS jamming, and Dave Fielding explains why ignoring stress is a bad idea. Tori Bottomley delves into the world of self-help books, and Matthew Martin informs us about the latest Chinese airliners, which will likely be an economic force to challenge aviation further during the next decade: less likely to be affected by strikes, and more acceptable to single pilot operations. Hopefully you will find something of interest in this edition and maybe, just maybe, all the negativity will all be over by Christmas. Mike Buckley and Matthew Martin Picture credits, where not shown or supplied: Cover image: iStock.com / Aurumarcus iStock.com: LeoPatrizi / DNY59 / Wirestock / Photographicsolutionsuk / VanderWolf-Images / SeventyFour / Olena Poliakevych / Murmakova / Narloch-liberra / Wildpixel / Pictures-and-Pixels / Nuthawut Somsuk / Filo / Ivan_artnivora / Erhui1979 / Stefanholm / Aurumarcus / Malerapaso / Sky_Blue Cerdit: MoD / Williams Alamy Stock Photo: Malcolm Haines LIFT-OFF Duty editors welcome