Personalities

People have personalities and so do planes. JPM is twitchy, SAR is feisty and JES is a little on the sensitive side. Already I’m starting to notice the difference in the way she performs from summer to winter*.

There are many combinations of personalities at play at the moment. I’m working towards my PPL, RTH is working on his night rating and Bob is guiding both of us through the process. All of us are flying the same trio of planes.

I can’t help but compare and contrast these various combinations. Bob and RTH have very similar character traits. They are methodical and organised.  Cool, calm and collected they gently guide the plane from place to place.

This probably explains how they manage to have actual conversations whilst flying together. They are able to discuss life, the universe and everything.

WMAP and JES, well that’s another story. We ping through the sky, bouncing from one high drama to the next, all flair and flourishes. We exist in the peaks and troughs. High successes, dismal failures.

Bob and RTH are the steady line that cuts through the highs and lows.

And while I’m sure Bob enjoys flying with RTH, sometimes I wonder what he makes of the wild haired, wild eyed, whirling dervish that he inherited  from him. 

* The temperature has swung nearly 50 degrees in the last two months. From minus 20 to nearly plus 30. Already JES is starting to lumber in the climb a little