I take issue with your statement that Dave Sykes has a Gung ho attitude. He most certainly does not. His planning and preparation for his trip to Sydney was nothing like the way Maurice plans in any way shape or form. Just because he flew a Flex wing to Sydney doesn't make him a cowboy. Please don't use him in comparison with Maurice.
I do have some admiration for Maurice and he is keeping many of us entertained on a daily basis. I hope he gets where he wants to go and as a bystander look upon him as an eccentric, who cares very little about what others think of him and why should he?
He is neither an inspiration nor a hero, but he is an adventurer.