Victa,
The comments on professionalism certainly ring true. I started almost 6 months ago and have almost 100 hrs meatbombing and upon reflection I realised that the standards I fly to are set by myself. I guess its a matter of professional pride that will dictate the standards to which you operate to but having an understanding operator does help.
On a whole I have found that my stick and rudder skills have increased noticeably as well as situational awareness. Even working out wind speed and direction using the GPS and flight instruments was something I had never come across in my training.
Yes its fun and serious business at the same time. Hope this helps!
