Do I love my job?....Obviously, it depends on what day it is.
After that last one I wrote about, I was going to be perfectly content if I never flew another mission over here- or ever flew again for that matter! Thankfully, we had another couple opportunities to perform our mission and keep my perspective in check.
It's amazing what a little moonlight can do. The clouds and rainy weather have cleared out and the night sky was bright. Made landing to pick up the guy who had fallen out 3 stories onto his head...easy. Everything was so smooth and 'how it should be,' that it felt good. Then today right about sunset we flew back to that little outpost we tried to land at on that rough night, and again, it was so smooth, simple and calm. Flying back with the sun setting, giving the mountains and the desert floor a picturesque painting, made my day. When we got done, Damien and I just kinda smiled at each other and talked about how...sometimes...we realize what a great job we have. It really makes up for those bad days.