' Knowledge Dispels Fear' - yeah right!! I was frightened f@£tless on my first balloon descent, yay survived that and the Argosy jump that followed!!!
My first a/c despatch I had a foreign officer No 1 in stick: 'Stand in the door' all normal. 'RED ON' he takes 2 steps backwards ' Oh crap' thinks I first refusal already! As I lean forward to bring No 2 into his place lights go green and foreign gentleman runs past me and out of the Herc door, rest of stick leave as per plan, non of them clapped hands behind the ramp so phew we got away with that one.