I, too miss the flight deck VERY MUCH. And like Empress, I has the pleasure of doing a Dragonair 320 landing at Kai Tak at night. Great fun!

One of my main reasons I fly UA is for Ch. 9. I always request it, but I find that it's only on 50 - 60% of the time. SEA-NRT-SIN was fascinating on Ch. 9. (ATC from SEA, YVR,OAK,ANC,NRT,Naha,TPE,MNL,Ho Chi Minh, SIN etc.) That, my AC or IFR (Jet) route charts & my GPS map keeps me very amused en route.