I love being able to go on local flights when the weather is right. I've popped to the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and been mountain flying in Wales. When I got my licence I was over the moon, it was one of the greatest days of my life - it took two years to get!

How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?

The ability to last more than six minutes - isn't that what all men want?

I consider myself very lucky indeed to have had the career I have. I listen to the radio now and you can't tell artists apart.

I can do the equivalent of 150 miles per hour and not get stopped. I could quite happily pursue people down the motorway in my helicopter.

I think a lot of ladies get quite scared about people like me, 'rock stars', and it can be hard to meet the right sort of person.

Every now and again I need to get away from everything. I'm quite a hidey-hole kind of a guy.