Do you ever feel that you are on countdown and only have five seconds left to solve the conundrum? I’m at that stage.

Woke up a bit later than planned, but in no hurry. Ate breakfast. Had coffee. Looked at a nav on Google Earth. Then walked Sasha. Had lunch, got some petrol and some milk. Captain James texted me to say the aircraft was available now. Drove to Staverton, quick brief and we were off. Shite weather, bad cloud base, winds pissed us around. Found everything though. Came back to the airfield, practiced and perfected the auto to hover and did some quick stops. All ready for my test, I wonder when that is…