Not a professional, unlike so many of you guys. Highlight of 2021 is passing my handling skills test, something for which I have wished and waited for 60 years (not a misprint). I actually get to sit in the P1 seat and fly for a couple of hours at a time. Feels as though I am a passer-by who has been dragged off the street, pushed into the cockpit blades turning and told to get on with it. All part of a cartoon fantasy life I thought would never happen but I actually get to do.
Now that I know how difficult it is to fly well, my admiration for the pros only increases with each hour in the air. If you've ever felt as though you're being watched, it's me, worshiping from afar.