I once had a go flying a British Army Chinook helicopter, near Dubrovnik.

This is a serious machine. It weighs some 32,000 pounds without a load. Yet its basic controls are disconcertingly simple. One small tweak on a lever and it jumps off the ground into the air.

Pilots who know what they are doing with these stunning aircraft can do remarkable feats of deft manoeuvring.

Such as … this. Wonderful.