Wiley,
The line is no place to practise your flying skills
so where does he expect you to practice your hand-flying skills so that you'll know what to do when the sh!t hits the fan at dark o'clock way out over the drink?
No disrespect but I think I'd rather be in the hands of a driver who's had the opportunity to get their hands dirty at lot on the sunny days so that they know what switch is where, when the lights are off.
Anyway... sounds like Kaptain Keg had a great day: fun flying on his first outing (?) in seat 0A, and Mrs Keg VOLUNTEERING to cut spending just after your promotion!
I'm sure it was nunc est bibendum once Kegling #3 had been put to bed.