As for the "thrill seeker" thing; its true that many in the business enjoy
the "thrills". The trick is to enjoy them without losing track of reality.
Come to think of it, this fits just about all of us who fly, whether we do
it right side up or upside down :-)

This is absolutely true, in a very schizophrenic way.

Most pilots I meet are very low key, some might say meticulous people.
(There are, of course, major exceptions.) Many are introverts, and
all are very intelligent, successful people.

Yet, they fly their own planes. Although we all like to maintain that
flying somewhere for pancakes is a simple, effortless, low-risk
operation, inside we all know that the sky is unforgiving, and that
we're always just a few seconds from catastrophe whenever we fly.

Some of us more than others...

I don't pretend to understand it...but, God help me, I love it so...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"