The good Ole US of A is still the best country in the world. We don't need to apologize to our commie neighbors to the north, or to any country for that matter.

As many problems as we have with our international policy, our domestic policy is still the best in the WORLD.

And, back to the topic, I hate, hate, HATE(!!!!) gear problems. I won't go cheap in this department. I can still afford (thank goodness) BVM's good stuff for pneumatics and I'll continue to use BVM gear in any jet I can.