Going to Spain when I was 4 and looking at the FD, all those switches, knobs and dials opened my eyes. Had a million and one questions which continued whenever I was on a jet to somewhere hot.
The sight, sound and smell of an airport had me hooked but I never considered civil aviation to start with, I loved the Phantoms and Jaguars of the RAF. Sadly that never came to fruition but the love of planes never died and it's all gone from there. I think I have got worse as I have got older and spend any spare money on a quick trip round the skies.
Still hoping to sit in the point end one day but it doesn't look like I will be sparking the imagination of a 4 year old now the FD is off limits.