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I always wanted to be a pilot.

Each generation of pilots hopes that they will leave their profession better off than they found it.

I'll admit I wanted to be a pilot, originally.

But the other thing is that I feel very confident in the individual pilots. They are tremendous individuals. They are individuals that have sworn to protect and defend our very citizens. That's why we serve.

One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground.

Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.

Being a display pilot is probably the thing I've been most proud of in my life. Don't really fly anymore now though. I have three small children and as most of my friends were killed in different accidents, I realised that it was probably just a matter of time before I went that way.

I never intended to become a professional pilot. But, as I became more curious about aircraft, and, well, not being John Travolta, I realized that the only way I was ever going to fly a jet is if I got a job.

Flying is the only active profession I would ever continue with enthusiasm after the War.

So it's, I think it's quite, quite unique to fly with somebody with so much experience.