A while ago I wrote about the joy (or not) of flying solo. One of the problems of flying solo, of course, is that it is very difficult for a single person to be responsible for absolutely everything. And so, tasks for which I could not be responsible were often outsourced to others. For their part in filling in where I could not, I remain eternally grateful, to the ground crew - they know who they are....
And that could have been the situation today.
But, through a series of events and adventures, this dad who has been used to flying solo for a number of years, acquired a co-pilot! So now I not only get to hand over responsibility for flying on occasions, but perhaps one of the more interesting twists of fate, I am also responsible for an increased size of cargo.
My co-pilot is well experienced in flying solo. She has been at it for a number of years with a cargo very similar in size and shape to my own. In fact, it was this commonality in size, shape and age of the cargo that actually got us communicating with one another. The way in which we established contact and how and why we decided to fly in tandem, and then join forces is a story that falls beyond the scope of this blog, (but it will make for fascinating reading one day).
What I can say is that my co-pilot's style of flying is very different to mine. She often takes the scenic route, she is not as brusque with the ground crew, and she tends to be more gentle with the cargo. All characteristics that I think balance out my tendency to file short and direct flight plans.
So will the blog change? Definitely. There are now at least two more characters to report on. That in itself creates at least eight more potential interactions to report on (although two of those also fall beyond the scope of this blog). So hopefully the blog will become deeper and richer (and possibly less frequent, if that is possible). But will the focus of the blog change? Definitely not. It will remain a dad's perspective of raising his sons, while dealing with the good, the bad, the gross and pleasant. The only difference might be my co-pilot might want to read some of the entries before they get posted.
But I am pretty sure we can live with that ...
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