I too just snuck in on EAB before she went "away". I remember sitting down the back looking out the window at two guys removing wing panels and "doing something" in the wing for 2 hrs before we got going (to SIN via DRW). That flight across the Gulf of Carpentaria with a perfect view is one of the nicest ways of spending an afternoon.
And isn't the 74SP like riding a rocket for a short haul compared with a fully loaded 744 struggling to get airborne..