There's something I've been trying to find out but without much success. If anyone can give a definitive answer I'd be most grateful.

If you start a party for Diadem using a FC airship that isn't on an Exploratory Mission (the ones it can be sent on for days at a time) does that airship become "locked" to the instance? I would like to use the airship for gathering parties in Party Finder but it's unlikely that I'd get more than 3 or 4 people. I don't want to use the FC airship if it prevents the other FC members from using it to go on full-team Diadem hunts for 2hrs.

Thanks. =}