For me its :-
1. The take-off - because I'm going somewhere.
2. The landing - because I've arrived somewhere.
Now, if the "
somewhere" happens to be exactly where my pax wanted to go, that's even better!
Then there's always the view out the windscreen when you get visual of an approach that's down to minimums! If the runway is straight ahead, I hope that I haven't just completed a circling approach!
I love it all - the sense of accomplishment that comes from giving the pax a good ride, after an on-time departure, and getting them safely to the intended destination, on time - and "
greasing it on"
Enroute, if I get to see something of the places I'm flying over, I start feeling like a paid tourist. Life don't get any better than that!
Yep, I'm a romantic at heart - I think it's a necessary trait!