Very interesting that you ask.
I didn't realise what I was like until a club member pointed out recently that I was a right miserable ba-rd before my first flight and then all smiles after landing!

I pointed out that I was not being miserable but merely going through pre flight/safety procedures etc. as has been mentioned above and did not want to be disturbed too much until I was happy with pre-flight.

Apparently a new guy came up to me and asked if it was a jet one time and I am on record as retorting, "What do you think it is, it has no prop and a bloody great hole up it's ar$e" That upset some people. What would they have said if I failed to check something important and crashed in front of them in a ball of fire?

As time has gone on I am a bit more relaxed now but still cannot stand stupid bloody questions to this day.


Gary.