To be fair to the few corsairs that arrived, they were asked to give assistance.
It was shortly after their arrival that they were asked to leave again and they did.
Infact, I had a short conversation with an IMG over it and he seemed ok with that outcome.
From my brief perspective, the RM pilots seemed put upon by the number of adversaries and so I can understand why the transports were largely ignored. They probably felt the threat were the oppositions snubs.
Despite some adolescent sniping in this thread, I'd take heart from it overall.
It seems generally percieved in a positive light. Certainly your role in it anyway.
Next time (I hope that for all the paticipants sake, there is a 'next time'), I would suggest that ALL parties know who is on the guest list. That way, there will be no excuse from some would-be hispanic for claiming he got an invite.