Putting your Trust in your Pilot    

In my latest adventure, I took a buzz flight in a helicopter!

At a well-managed operation at Fairoaks Airport in Chobham, I boarded a helicopter and flew a six mile circuit taking in Woking and its environs from the air.

I’m glad I had opted for the five-minute option so that I could ‘test the water’ … as I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy the experience – but I really did and it was over far too quickly.

I had a marvellous time (especially since it was a beautifully clear day).  BUT – it was windy and in such a small craft it was a somewhat bumpy ride on occasion!

I would highly recommend it – stick it on your bucket list for sure …

As I stepped off the aircraft and was heading back to my car, it occurred to me that every time we board a vehicle as a passenger, we are putting our trust in the driver/pilot completely.

We hope that they have all the appropriate credentials and skills for the task ahead and we enter into passenger-hood without too much thought.  The helicopter pilot that day literally had my life in his hands and that’s pretty daunting (for me and for him I imagine!).  And yet I barely thought about the 637 things that could have gone wrong during that five-minute flight … until we dropped through a small air pocket and my stomach ended up in my throat …

When it’s all clear skies and plain-sailing; it’s easy to trust whoever is at the helm isn’t it.  It’s when the weather turns that all our fears and insecurities pop to the surface.

Trusting your financial adviser can be like that sometimes too … hoping against hope that he or she gave you sound advice and that weathering the storm is part of the process.

The majority of our clients have been with us for long enough to know that their trust is well-placed, but we have some newer clients for whom this is the first ‘storm’ they’ve seen with us. I hope that what you will find is that we are calm and patient and reassuring.  All the things a good pilot needs to be!

If you have any concerns or would simply welcome the opportunity to chat things through – please let us know.