Larry Dighera wrote:

Flying is a serious matter.

Absolutely!

Showing off and clowning are not
appropriate in the air.

Big difference between the two, and there are certainly times when
either can be extremely dangerous. However, there are plenty of times
when a giggle aloft is perfectly safe. The safety is the details.

It takes an airman a few hundred hours to
appreciate his responsibility to his passengers and those over whom he
operates. You'll learn.

Apparently you've never read any of Captain Dave Gwinn's columns.