All things are relative, Sheila.

A flight engineer on Nimrods, so take off at 08:00 hours, fly a 14 hour patrol over, say, the western approaches, before landing back where you started!

I was slightly luckier then most, as an Aircraft Engineer, posted every few years, onto a different aircraft type each time. Worked on about 12 different types in 20 years.

Keeps you on your toes!!