universal52

DAMN, I've been waiting for this AMA for a long time! Here goes, and apologies for so many questions...

1. What's your favourite part of a flight and why?

2. What's the easiest/hardest part of a flight and why?

3. Has being a pilot yourself changed your mind about commercial aviation in any way? If so, how?

4. How dangerous is turbulence really? Does it feel as dramatic in the cockpit as it sometimes does back where the rest of us humans sit?:-)

5. How demanding was your job physically? in terms of maintaining reasonable health, check ups, etc.

6. When a new aircraft becomes available for commercial use (ex. A380, B787), how safe do you think they are immediately? Is it wiser to wait for a while until a plane has been tried and tested commercially or are pre-production flight tests adequate?

7. What would you say to people who are absolutely terrified of flying?

Thanks and sorry for my many questions!

As far as I'm aware many airports 'hire' trained falcons who chase small birds away from airplanes...

So following on from that if you have trained so long at being a pilot are you thinking of a career change or going back to it at some point? If not, what other career options are available to you?