I've got 12500 hours in regional ops.
Never flown less than these days,
I often think, as I walk out to the plane, 'am I actually a pilot?'
A I going to fly this thing?
My manual flying skills- which I think are of a decent order, and which I try my best to maintain, seem to be a small part of the skillset needed.......
More prominent things- things featuring in many thoughts before flying skills are.....
1. How am I with the management? Do they think I'm ok? Or are those HR people going to get me?
2. How am I with rostering? God, If only I could get the flights and roster that I want.
3. Will my girlfriend be ok with me going away for five days....?
Bloody hell. Flying the plane is the least of my worries...