Something along the lines of what my good friend I-M just said. I've basically done nothing but play with aeroplanes for the last 22 years. Even better, I get paid for most of it. I recommend the lifestyle.
I don't think that there are that many people in the UK with both PhDs in aeronautics and professional flying licences - maybe half a dozen. Although since he's embarrassed me, I'll point out that India-Mike is one of the others, as well as being one of the UK's leading researchers in rotary wing flight mechanics
Now, what the heck were we actually talking about?
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