Color me intrigued. My career situation changed enough recently to give me flexibility to do something like this if I wanted to.

(On the question of the rules, I've actually been frequenting TAR forums for several seasons and have read enough from past contestants to know a good chunk of the unwritten rules... FF status isn't gonna get you incredibly far, for example, because each team has their own producer and cameraman who must travel with the team on their flight. While they are always filmed asking for two tickets, the agents are prepared to understand that this actually means FOUR tickets in that cabin. Also, you can only upgrade if the airline upgrades you - assuming the other two have to be upgraded too.)