Apart from Item 7, Critical Mass says it for me. For some strange reason my kids think that my flying added something to their street cred. so maybe that's an additional reason for me.
I once did a phsycometric test which concluded that I was an "artisan" and liked using tools - a bit of a joke as I am hopeless at DIY. I did realise however that an aircraft is the ultimate tool, being three dimensional, and I get incredible satisfaction from making it do precisely what I want it to do with as little effort as possible (not often enough). I get similar satisfaction from driving well and from sailing, but nothing touches flying for the ultimate control in the 3D world of the sky. Throw in the views and variations in weather conditions, even bad, and it does it for me. Even accurate straight and level or a well balanced turn reaches those parts of me that nothing else can.
