Does a person act different when they are about to fly their jet?

I noticed some atypical behavior when someone makes a commitment to flying a model.

It happens with the prop guys as well but is much more noticable at jet events. Here are somethings Ive noticed:

-Inability to laugh
-Noticable decrease in communication
-forced smile
-loss of concentration (asking someone a simple question and getting a weird/detached answer)

Do you know of any strange rituals that are performed prior to flight? My friend Lee does a few push-ups when hes ready to go.

I'll be the first to admit I'm a total retard from the point when I decide to fly my jet to when the wheels touch down. I also get a mean stomach ache [:'(] Not to mention, the night before a jet event I absolutely WILL NOT SLEEP without the aid of a dramamine or two.

At last years NE Jet rally I was fuelling up my F-16 when a gentleman asked me if I knew where Jeff was, I said "yeah hes right over there" I proceeded to point in the direction of a group of about 15 people. He asked me which one was Jeff, I told him "the guy with the hat on". He gave me a strange look and walked away.

Of the 100+ people in attendance, only a handful were NOT wearing hats..

I don't know why I come up with posts like this, thankfully most of them do not make it to RCU

Pete