As a commercial pilot for many years I remain fascinated by all aspects of aviation including naval. I doubt whether I would have had the guts / ability to land an F4 onto a pitching Ark Royal. I have flown in the airline context with more than a few Falklands Harrier veterans and a very close friend of mine was on his F4 squadron. I have not heard any of them talk ill of him. What is it that attracts such animus and what character traits are optimum exactly when we ask people to go to war on behalf of squabbling politicians? Genuinely curious as an outsider so no flak please.