hahaha! Talkdownman - definitely goes both ways does it not?
TheOddOne, I always (certainly wrongly) had the belief that someone seeking a trial lesson / seeking to pursue flight training would be unlikely in being a lunatic. Especially at those costs per hour!! But I am 100% sure that I am wrong. Also - in a trial flight environment, you'd like to think that you'd be able to smell a rat, don't you? If the character looks/feels a little dodgy, you may or may not wish to continue the trial lesson whilst still on the ground. I feel when you have someone who has paid for a seat, rather than an experience / training flight, the attitude is somewhat different, and these kind of teasing questions to figure out if the person sitting next to you, who happens to have a set of controls is of sound mind...